This is a quick reference guide compiling numerous tools that can be used for journalistic purposes or other data/map-related approaches and projects.
The great majority of tools and libraries shown here are free to use and or open-source.
Compiled by Sergio Spagnuolo. If you have any suggestions or tips for this list, reach me through Twitter - @ProjetoStock.
- Plot.ly - JS library for data viz (uses CDN)
- D3 - primary JS library for data viz (uses CDN) - by Mike Bostock
- D3 - Generator - simple bar chart tool using D3
- Bonsai js - convert shapres to SVG
- Chartjs - JS library for data viz
- Sheetsee js - JS library for small databeses using Google Sheets
- NVD3 - simple reusable chart tool using D3
- Chartist - interactive chart tool
- Dygraphs - graphs handling large datasets
- Google Charts - speaks for itself
- N3 Charts - customizable line charts
- Sigma js - use this to creat web graphs
- Morris js - quick and simple graphs (uses CDN)
- Cytoscape e aqui - open source software for visualizing molecular interaction networks and biological pathways
- C3 js
- Cubism js - data series visualization
- Plottable - library for some cool data viz
- Rickshaw - data series visualization
- Raphael js - library for some cool data viz, using D3
- RAW - CSV files that generate a SVG data viz. Please use
viewboxin yoursvgtag for responsive viz - Chart Generator - name is clear enough. Cool and simple tool.
- Circos - complex circular graphs, like chord diagrams. Pretty fucking cool.
- Recline js - library for building data applications in pure Javascript and HTML
- Infocaptor - Can't say I like this tool very much, as their exporting options are somewhat limited - there are better options
- Dimple js - object-oriented API for business analytics powered by d3
- Miso - framework for reusable graphs using D3
- Bokeh - interactive graphs using Python
- Gephi - tool for network viz
- Arbor js - tool for network viz
- Moebio Framework - JS framework for some weird stuff
- Quadrigram - make cool dashboards using D3 viz
- Tangle e aqui - draw dinamic data viz
- Lyra - draw dinamic data viz
- Tau Charts - cool library for data viz
- Processing js - data visualizations and interactive animations using web standards and without any plug-ins
- Chris Manning LFC Notation - LCF notation parser for graphs using d3.js - random, but addictive and cool
- Leaflet - Js library for maps (uses CDN)
- Polymap - free JS library for dynamic, interactive maps
- OSM Boundaries - Region, countries, sub-regions, cities - you can get all their polygons here
- Polygon Creator - very straightforward name
- Mapbox - great mapping tool, especially for basemaps design
- CartoDB's API - great mapping tool, especially for interactive design
- OSM - Open Street Map, as you know
- Stamen - those fellows make cool basemaps and mapping applications
- Time Mapper - elegant timelines and maps created very easily
- Kartograph - ramework for building interactive map applications without Google Maps or any other mapping service
- Indie Mapper - heavy as shit on your browser, but this tool allows you to handle a great deal of mapping formats
- Basemap - library for plotting 2D data on maps in Python
- Sao Paulo - geographic data of Sao Paulo city
- Geo shape - facilitates the indexing of and searching with arbitrary geo shapes such as rectangles and polygons
- Landsat-util - command line utility that makes it easy to search, download, and process Landsat imagery
- OSM-Meta-util - tool to download and process OSM Metadata
- R - statistical analysis software
- Google Sheets to Json - make your Google Sheet into JSON file format
- CSV/Google Sheets to GeoJson - make your Google Sheet into GeoJSON file format
- JsonLint - JSON validator
- Editdata.org - tool for editing CSV & JSON files from your computer & from GitHub
- Blockspring - integrates Google Sheets with webservices like Tableau and Slack
- DataDeck - clean your data and add it to a map or some simple visualization
- Frictionless data - tools for creating, viewing, validating, publishing, and working with Data Packages
- Table Setter - Ruby app that provides an easy way to present CSVs hosted locally or remotely (e.g. on google, etc) in custom HTML
- [RTG - Responsive Table Generator] (http://inn.github.io/responsive-tables/#) - makes responsive tables, quite useful
- Convert CSV - it does that
- Cube - system for collecting timestamped events and deriving metrics
- Quartz's guide about bada data
- Parse Hub - turn dynamic websites into APIs
- Table Generator - makes responsive tables, also quite useful
- SQL Pad - this beauty runs SQL in your browser - by Rick Bergfalk
- JSON online editor - fix your JSON
- Jekyll - cool way to publish on the web without fucking trying to kill yourself with other CMS solutions (I am not against CMS, I like them, but boy they are demanding fuckers)
- Prose - web-based interface for managing content on GitHub
- Newsplay - gives out prompts for writing/publishing news with different tools, to different audience, on different platforms - from CUNY's Jue Yang
- Story Builder - engine para publicação de histórias, dá para baixar o código e publicar no seu servidor
- Stack Edit - editor online de Markdown
- AWS S3
- Tributary.io - uma jóia para criar snippets de SVG
- Select 2
- Tumult - HTML generator (pago)
- Scala js
- React - biblioteca do Facebook para construção de UI
- Paper
- Vizsweet - ainda não saiu
- Pym js - responsive iframes
- Inkscape - vector graphics designer
- Fusion guidelines
- HTML validator - check your HTML for errors
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I sometimes try to name the tool's creators, but I don't put much effort into finding their name. If you want attribution, reach me through Twitter.