Data+Visualization

Data visualization and analysis tools
visualization ||~ Mapping ||~ Platform ||~ Skill level ||~ Data stored or processed ||~ Designed for Web publishing? || Return to //**[|22 free tools for data visualization and analysis]**//
 * ~ Tool ||~ Category ||~ Multi-purpose
 * ~ [|Data Wrangler] || Data cleaning || No || No || Browser || 2 || External server || No ||
 * ~ [|Google Refine] || Data cleaning || No || No || Browser || 2 || Local || No ||
 * ~ [|R Project] || Statistical analysis || Yes || With plugin || Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, Windows XP or later || 4 || Local || No ||
 * ~ [|Google Fusion Tables] || Visualization app/service || Yes || Yes || Browser || 1 || External server || Yes ||
 * ~ [|Impure] || Visualization app/service || Yes || No || Browser || 3 || Varies || Yes ||
 * ~ [|Many Eyes] || Visualization app/service || Yes || Limited || Browser || 1 || Public external server || Yes ||
 * ~ [|Tableau Public] || Visualization app/service || Yes || Yes || Windows || 3 || Public external server || Yes ||
 * ~ [|VIDI] || Visualization app/service || Yes || Yes || Browser || 1 || External server || Yes ||
 * ~ [|Zoho Reports] || Visualization app/service || Yes || No || Browser || 2 || External server || Yes ||
 * ~ [|Choosel] || Framework || Yes || Yes || Chrome, Firefox, Safari || 4 || Local or external server || Not yet ||
 * ~ [|Exhibit] || Library || Yes || Yes || Code editor and browser || 4 || Local or external server || Yes ||
 * ~ [|Google Chart Tools] || Library and Visualization app/service || Yes || Yes || Code editor and browser || 2 || Local or external server || Yes ||
 * ~ [|JavaScript InfoVis Toolkit] || Library || Yes || No || Code editor and browser || 4 || Local or external server || Yes ||
 * ~ [|Protovis] || Library || Yes || Yes || Code editor and browser || 4 || Local or external server || Yes ||
 * ~ [|Quantum GIS (QGIS)] || GIS/mapping: Desktop || No || Yes || Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Windows || 4 || Local || With plugin ||
 * ~ [|OpenHeatMap] || GIS/mapping: Web || No || Yes || Browser || 1 || External server || Yes ||
 * ~ [|OpenLayers] || GIS/mapping: Web, Library || No || Yes || Code editor and browser || 4 || local or external server || Yes ||
 * ~ [|OpenStreetMap] || GIS/mapping: Web || No || Yes || Browser or desktops running Java || 3 || Local or external server || Yes ||
 * ~ [|TimeFlow] || Temporal data analysis || No || No || Desktops running Java || 1 || Local || No ||
 * ~ [|IBM Word-Cloud Generator] || Word clouds || No || No || Desktops running Java || 2 || Local || As image ||
 * ~ [|Gephi] || Network analysis || No || No || Desktops running Java || 4 || Local || As image ||
 * ~ [|NodeXL] || Network analysis || No || No || Excel 2007 and 2010 on Windows || 4 || Local || As image ||