Archive for August 2008

The Great Flood of 1993

In examples on 28 August 2008 tagged examples, hydrology with 1 comment

USGS Water Data is a data goldmine that includes over 25,000 stations across the U.S.  Each measures variables such as streamflow, water temperature, precipitation, and other hydrological and meteorological properties.  Though sub-hourly readings are taken, daily data are available for many stations going all the way back to 1980.  And all are available via automated [...]

SpatialKey Technology Preview

In examples, mapping, visualization on 6 August 2008 tagged examples, mapping, visualization with 2 comments

On behalf of the whole SpatialKey team here at Universal Mind, I’m happy to announce a technology preview of our SpatialKey visualization system. SpatialKey includes an advanced mapping and visualization toolset, and is designed specifically for geographic data with a temporal component. Think arrest locations, or data on the spread of a social [...]

Housing slump case study: Sacramento

In examples, mapping, visualization on 3 August 2008 tagged animation, real estate with 1 comment

Sacramento’s housing market offers a case study of the nationwide trend toward lower home prices over the last few years. This dataset, acquired by Universal Mind from the Sacramento Bee, includes nearly 10,000 home sales from 2003 through May, 2008. Only sales of homes over 3000 square feet are included.
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Falloff in D.C. construction 2006-2007

In examples, mapping on 1 August 2008 with no comments

The D.C. construction market provides a good example of a complex geotemporal (location + time) system. As in any city, construction increases and decreases over both time and space. The particular ebbs and flows of construction in the D.C. area, though, are particular to that metropolis. The dataset for this visualization comes [...]

The radial expansion of Wal-Mart

In examples, mapping, solutions on 1 August 2008 tagged animation, examples, wal-mart with 3 comments

The growth of Wal-Mart provides a particularly compelling use case for the SpatialKey Animation Template.  Though most know of Wal-Mart’s southern provenance (Sam Walton opened the first Wal-Mart in Rogers, Arkansas, in 1962), the chain’s subsequent spread and resulting dominance over American retail is a more complex phenomenon.  Utilizing a dataset of over 3000 Wal-Mart [...]