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Skidmore College
GIS Center for Interdisciplinary Research

Tools


Historical map resources

Conversions

ArcView Extensions

Data Visualization

Tool Cost Focus Difficulty Notes
leaflet Free Maps Medium  
google charts Free Charts Medium  
d3.js Free Charts Medium  
dygraphs Free Charts Medium  
icharts Freemium Charts Easy  
fusion charts Paid Charts Easy  
raw Free Charts Easy  
highcharts Freemium Charts Hard  
instantatlas Freemium Maps Medium Dashboards
zingchart Free Charts Medium  
modest maps Free Maps Easy  
gephi Free Networks Hard  
kartograph Free Maps Hard  
polymaps Free Maps Hard  
tableau public Free Charts Easy  
wolfram alpha Free Charts Easy  
exhibit Free Maps Medium  
visually Paid Charts Hard  
pizza Free Charts Medium  
bonsai Free Graphics Hard  
datawrapper Free Charts Easy  
piktochart Free Design Easy Infographics
timeline.js Free Timeline Easy  
chart.js Free Charts Hard  
plotly Free Charts Medium  
chartblocks Free Charts Easy  
jqplot Free Charts Easy  
timeline Free Timeline Hard  
cartodb Free Maps Easy  
flot Free Charts Hard  
jpgraph Free Charts Hard  
openlayers Free Maps Hard  
javascript infovis toolkit Free Charts Hard  
visualize free Free Charts Medium Dashboards
chartkick Free Charts Hard  
ember charts Free Charts Hard  
get springy Free Networks Hard  
cube Free Temporal Hard  
smoothie charts Free Temporal Hard  
envision js Free Temporal Hard  
arbor js Free Networks Hard  
axiis Free Charts Hard  
paper.js Free Graphics Hard  
inetsoft Free Charts Medium Dashboards
gliffy Free Charts Easy Flowcharts
storymap.js Free Maps Easy  
infogram Free Charts Easy  
colorbrewer Free Design Easy  
timeflow Free Timeline Hard  
nvd3 Free Charts Medium  
better world flux Free Charts Easy Vis HDR data
jquery visualize Free Charts Hard  
excel Paid Charts Medium  
crossfilter Free Charts Hard  
tangle Free Charts Easy Math
processing Free Charts Hard  
nodebox Free Charts Hard  
R Free Charts Hard  
weka Free Charts Hard datamining