Tag Archives: Data
New Barcodes use light to store data
Ever wonder why they don’t make barcodes easier to read on packages? Sometimes it takes several tries to get a bag of chips to blip. But at MIT the barcode is getting a makeover. Using a small lens (3mm) and LED the new Bokode stores ridiculous amounts of data in a 3D optical layering. The best news is this new optical barcode can be read from up to several meters away meaning no more waiting in line while the store clerk tries countless times to scan those chips.
Mapping America: every city, every block.
Browse local data from the Census Bureau’s american Community Survey, based on samples from 2005 to 2009. Because these figures are based on samples, they are subject to a margin of error, particularly in places with low population, and are best regarded as estimates.
chek it out here!
200 countries, 200 years. by Hans Rosling.
Using a mere 120,000 numbers, Swedish professor Hans Rosling tells the story of the world in 200 countries, over 200 years, in just four minutes.
Google searches around the globe.
Google search volume by language.
Global Android Activations, Oct ’08 – Jan ’11.
Data visualization of global Android device activations from October 2008 to January 2011.
The Process of Learning a Word
Deb Roy studied the environment around his child to see how he learns a new language and how that develops over time. What I found interesting with this idea was the methodology he used to conduct this research. He documented the process over time in such a way that he was able to filter out the words that the baby heard the most and the people he was around the most. Based on this, he was able to diagram a process of his language learning. He used simple technology such as camera around the house. However he was able to extract the data that was relevant to his study.
Pulse of the Nation
Gather of data from twitter for mapping and creation of time lapse video that refers to the mood of the country throughout a supper ball game day.
Mapped Census Data
A very interesting website by the new York Times graphically links U.S. census data with Google Maps:
i n v e r s e p y r a m i d – a social networking experiment
In a bid to study behavioral economics, social networking, and game theory, DARPA offered prize money to anyone who found 10 weather balloons located around the country.
The aim of the network challenge was to explore the unprecedented ability of the Internet to bring people together to solve tough problems and to mark the Internet’s 40th birthday.
Also to exhibit how the Internet has become an integral part of society and the global economy over the years.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/info-management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222000298
http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/info-management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222000809
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