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Data visualization and analysis tools

Tool
 Category
 Multi-purpose
visualization
 Mapping
 Platform
 Skill
level
 Data stored
or processed
 Designed for
Web publishing?
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
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