This week’s installment of big data visualizations is a bonus for those who enjoy stories offered up by data-driven maps. 40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World includes some rather ...

At a basic user experience level, Project Ukko is a classic implementation of Ben Schneiderman’s mantra on interactive data visualization: overview first, zoom and filter, then details on demand.

For decades, visualization was the final stop on the data journey. It was optional—"good to have" on top of data analytics. Analysts would gather numbers, then clean and process, and only at the end ...