<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>nonprofitmapping.org &#187; Mapping &amp; Visualization</title> <atom:link href="http://nonprofitmapping.org/category/mapping-visualization/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://nonprofitmapping.org</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:26:05 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0</generator> <item><title>In Review: MapTogether&#8217;s &#8220;Illustrated Guide to Nonprofit GIS &amp; Online Mapping&#8221;</title><link>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/03/05/in-review-maptogethers-illustrated-guide-to-nonprofit-gis-online-mapping/</link> <comments>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/03/05/in-review-maptogethers-illustrated-guide-to-nonprofit-gis-online-mapping/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:59:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>scott</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Mapping & Visualization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tools & Resources]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://nonprofitmapping.org/?p=609</guid> <description><![CDATA[Are nonprofits slow movers when it comes to technology? By many counts, they&#8217;ve made better use of social media than any sector &#8211; but it&#8217;s certainly true that nonprofits tend to be time-crunched and cash-strapped. That means that mission comes first. Other pursuits, like cracking the 500 page instruction manual on the latest visualization software, <a href='http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/03/05/in-review-maptogethers-illustrated-guide-to-nonprofit-gis-online-mapping/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/03/05/in-review-maptogethers-illustrated-guide-to-nonprofit-gis-online-mapping/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Part 4 of 6 &#8211; Build &amp; Develop: From ManyEyes to Many Options</title><link>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/01/28/part-4-of-6-build-develop-from-manyeyes-to-many-options-2/</link> <comments>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/01/28/part-4-of-6-build-develop-from-manyeyes-to-many-options-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:28:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>scott</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Data Scorecard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mapping & Visualization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tools & Resources]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://nonprofitmapping.org/?p=561</guid> <description><![CDATA[Check out the Nonprofit Data Scorecard here. The spark that drove our hunt for up-to-date nonprofit data was a desire to tell the story of that community’s ride through the economic recession. In the journalism world, the craft of storytelling is starting to meet the rapidly growing world of data flow &#8211; but the effectiveness <a href='http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/01/28/part-4-of-6-build-develop-from-manyeyes-to-many-options-2/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/01/28/part-4-of-6-build-develop-from-manyeyes-to-many-options-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mapping Efforts Gather Around Crisis in Haiti</title><link>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/01/17/mapping-efforts-gather-around-crisis-in-haiti/</link> <comments>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/01/17/mapping-efforts-gather-around-crisis-in-haiti/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:06:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>scott</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Mapping & Visualization]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://nonprofitmapping.org/?p=358</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re reading this, you&#8217;re almost certainly aware of the category 7 earthquake that rocked Haiti early on Wednesday evening. Thanks to the exploding density of real-time connection that is social media, news of the unfolding humanitarian crisis has blazed across the globe &#8211; with much of the initial coverage breaking within hours of the <a href='http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/01/17/mapping-efforts-gather-around-crisis-in-haiti/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/01/17/mapping-efforts-gather-around-crisis-in-haiti/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mapping Million Dollar Blocks</title><link>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/01/06/mapping-million-dollar-blocks/</link> <comments>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/01/06/mapping-million-dollar-blocks/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:11:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>scott</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Mapping & Visualization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Open Data]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://nonprofitmapping.org/?p=312</guid> <description><![CDATA[An unsettlingly large number of the over 2 million people who are incarcerated in the US come from just a few small swaths of this country&#8217;s urban areas. Known as &#8220;million dollar blocks&#8221;, these neighborhoods are places where states spend over a million dollars to jail inmates &#8211; places where the most visible and active <a href='http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/01/06/mapping-million-dollar-blocks/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/01/06/mapping-million-dollar-blocks/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Tour of Data Visualization, Via Flickr</title><link>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2009/12/06/a-tour-of-data-visualization-via-flickr/</link> <comments>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2009/12/06/a-tour-of-data-visualization-via-flickr/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:44:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>scott</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Mapping & Visualization]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://nonprofitmapping.org/?p=230</guid> <description><![CDATA[Flickr, it turns out, is a great resource for those interested in (or would like to gawk at) data visualizations. I&#8217;ve aggregated a few favorites, first by following the Flickr feeds of data viz aficionados like Flowing Data and GOOD Magazine &#8211; and then by combing through image tags like &#8220;infographic&#8221;, &#8220;visualization&#8221; and &#8220;mapping.&#8221; Check <a href='http://nonprofitmapping.org/2009/12/06/a-tour-of-data-visualization-via-flickr/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2009/12/06/a-tour-of-data-visualization-via-flickr/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ManyEyes: Bringing Data to Life, Democratically</title><link>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2009/11/27/manyeyes-bringing-data-to-life-democratically/</link> <comments>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2009/11/27/manyeyes-bringing-data-to-life-democratically/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:36:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>scott</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Mapping & Visualization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tools & Resources]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://nonprofitmapping.org/?p=149</guid> <description><![CDATA[Remember Google&#8217;s Fusion Tables? Well, here&#8217;s its complement. While Fusion Tables is a useful and flexible platform for viewing, manipulating, and sharing data in table form, it&#8217;s a little limited in its visualization capabilities (see an earlier post on Fusion, here). 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Imagine the insights that could turn up just by tuning into your data&#8217;s spatial component! Here&#8217;s a nice video that spells out why mapping might matter for a nonprofit. 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