Gallery: Line chart + Base map

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Benefits & pitfalls

Benefits & pitfalls: line chart

Line-charts imply that data is continuously changing. If your data is discrete you might consider a bar-chart instead.

How to create your own

Create your own: base map

Base maps can be created in a range of desktop GIS applications such as MapInfo and ArcGIS.

Google Data Explorer

This interactive tool developed by Google offers a large amount of data, ranging from databases on public debt in Europe (in the screenshot) to education statistics in California. It is fully flexible so the user can select can choose between line, char graphs and maps, as well as the contextual information to be displayed.

Average rating: 10 (2 votes)

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Map and line chart showing Napoleon's retreat from Moscow

Famous visualisation showing Napoleon's advance on Moscow (in brown), and subsequent retreat (in black). The x,y co-ordinates show the armies position over time, with the width of the line representing the size of Napoleon's army. The line-chart at the bottom shows the temperature during the retreat. Note the catastrophic crossing of river Stultienska on November 28th, with the temperature at -20 'Reamur' (-16 Celsius).

Average rating: 9.7 (13 votes)

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Regional Observatory

The West Midlands Regional Observatory summarizes information about several indicators across the region. In the screenshot, a comparative view of the proportion of people claiming Jobseekers allowance across the region

Average rating: 9 (1 votes)

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