interactive mapping for journalists

Interactive mapping

David Herzog | Missouri School of Journalism | NICAR

Why create maps?

Extends data journalism

Uncovers new knowledge

People “get” maps

Framework for audience interaction/engagement

The context: Where mapping fits

Extension of data journalism Spreadsheet Database manager Statistical software Geographic information systems (GIS)

Two-dimensional data

Columns and rows

Missourian: Columbia traffic stops

http://projects.columbiamissourian.com/Black%20and%20Blue/black_and_blue.html

Missourian: Dudley recall drive

http://geocommons.com/maps/118380

WNYC: Stop and frisk

http://project.wnyc.org/stop-frisk-guns/

Boston Globe: Marathon course

http://www.boston.com/sports/marathon/course/map/

L.A. Times: Street quality grades

http://graphics.latimes.com/la-streets-map/#10/34.0492/-118.6002

Chicago Tribune: Homicides

http://crime.chicagotribune.com/chicago/homicides

NY Times: Quiet city

http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2013/quiet/?ref=nyregion#/map/

NY Times: Dialect map

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=0

Seattle Times: Methadone’s toll

http://seattletimes.com/flatpages/specialreports/methadone/methadonestollhigherinpoorerareas.html

AJC: Suspect scores

http://www.ajc.com/news/cheating-our-children/district-bios/

Reuters: Unequal states

http://www.reuters.com/subjects/income-inequality

S.F. Chronicle: The Literary City

http://www.sfchronicle.com/theliterarycity/

USA Today: Demographics

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/census/index

Mapping platforms and tools

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/census/index

Batch Geo

http://www.batchgeo.com/

Google MyPlaces

Google Docs map gadgets

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AlekPTqyybH6dDgtX1FvQm1tclFIdHBmV3NqOHBxZlE&hl=en

Google Public Data Explorer

http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=z1ebjpgk2654c1_&ctype=l&met_y=labor_force&hl=en_US&dl=en_US#ctype=m&met_s=unemployed&fdim_s=seasonality:U&met_c=unemployed&fdim_c=seasonality:U&ifdim=county:state:ST060000&hl=en_US&dl=en_US

Many Eyes

http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/

ArcGIS Online

http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgisonline/index.html

Geocommons Maker

http://geocommons.com/

Tableau Public

Tableau Public

http://public.tableausoftware.com/views/Book2_28/Dashboard1

Advanced mapping tools

http://public.tableausoftware.com/views/Book2_28/Dashboard1

MapBox

http://mapbox.com/

CartoDB

http://cartodb.com/

Leaflet

http://leafletjs.com/

Raphael

http://raphaeljs.com/

Kartograph

http://kartograph.org/

Contact info, bookmarks and data

David Herzog [email protected] @DavidHerzog on Twitter

http://delicious.com/dherzog/onamap14

Data for Fusion Tables hands-on

mailto:[email protected]

http://twitter.com/davidherzog

http://delicious.com/dherzog/onamap14

http://dherzog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ONAmap.zip

http://kartograph.org/

interactive mapping for journalists

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google public data explorer

ny times

mapping platforms

seattle times

tableau public

advanced mapping tools

google myplaces