Data visualization in the Big Data era is an effective and even unique means of understanding and expressing data.
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1 arbor.js
Type: Library
Technology: Javascript
Open Source Agreement: MIT
Resource Links
Home : http://arborjs.org/
API Reference: Http://arborjs.org/reference
Source Address: Https://github.com/samizdatco/arbor
Feature Introduction
Arbor is a visual library of diagrams created using web workers and jquery. It is not an enveloping Vientiane framework that provides an efficient, force-oriented layout algorithm plus abstract graphics organization and screen refresh processing. It supports off-frequency editing, which means you can use it with canvas, SVG, and even HTML.
2 Cartodb
Type: Web Apps
Technology: Javascript
Open Source Agreement: Commercial
Resource Links
Home:http://cartodb.com/
Document:http://docs.cartodb.com/
Tutorial:http://docs.cartodb.com/tutorials.html
Question and Answer: http://docs.cartodb.com/faqs.html
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Feature IntroductionCartodb is a geospatial database on the cloud that allows the storage and visualization of data on the web. Use Cartodb to quickly create map-based visualizations. 3 Chroma.js
type: Library
Technology: Javascript
Open Source Agreement: Gpl
Resource Links
Home:http://vis4.net/labs/185
Blog:http://vis4.net/blog/posts/avoid-equidistant-hsv-colors/
Source Address: Https://github.com/gka/chroma.js
Feature Introduction
Chroma.js is a very small JavaScript library (8.5KB) that contains a variety of color transitions and levels.
4 Circos
Type: Desktop app
Technology: Perl
Open Source Agreement: Gpl
Resource Links
Home:http://circos.ca/
document : http://circos.ca/documentation
Tutorial : http://circos.ca/documentation/tutorials
Feature Introduction
Circos is a software package for visualizing data and information. It uses a circular layout to visualize. This makes the Circos ideal for exploring the relationship between objects or locations.
5 Cola.js
type: Library
Technology: Javascript
Open Source Agreement: MIT
Resource Links
Home:http://marvl.infotech.monash.edu/webcola/
Source Address: Https://github.com/tgdwyer/WebCola
API Document: http://marvl.infotech.monash.edu/webcola/doc/index.html
Feature Introduction
Cola.js is an open source JavaScript library that uses constraint-based optimization techniques to arrange HTML5 documents and diagrams. It works better with D3.js and Svg.js. The core layout is a complete rewrite of the JavaScript code based on the C + + Libcola library. It has an adapter designed for D3.js, allowing you to use Cola as a simple replacement for the D3 force layout. It does not converge to a local optimal layout like the D3 force, but is forced to converge by a simple annealing strategy.
6 Colorbrewer
Type: Web Apps & Libraries
Technology: Javascript,flash
Open Source Agreement: Apache
Resource Links
Home:http://colorbrewer2.org/
Feature Introduction
A tool that selects colors for a chart.
7 Cubism.js
Type: Library
Technology: Javascript
Open Source Agreement: Apache
Resource Links
Home:http://square.github.com/cubism/
Source Address: https://github.com/square/cubism
Data resources: http://square.github.com/cube/
Feature Introduction
Cubism.js is a D3 plugin for visualizing the time series. Use Cubism to build a better real-time dashboard.
8 Cytoscape
Type: Library
Technology: Java
Open Source Agreement: Gpl
Resource Links
Home:http://www.cytoscape.org/
Source Address: Https://github.com/cytoscape
Tutorial:http://opentutorials.cgl.ucsf.edu/index.php/Portal:Cytoscape3
case:http://www.cytoscape.org/screenshots.html
Feature Introduction
Cytoscape is a visual tool for complex networks. Applicable to a variety of problem areas, including bioinformatics, social network analysis, semantic networks.
9 D3.js
type: Library
Technology: Javascript
Open Source Agreement: Bsd
Resource Links
Official website: http://d3js.org/
Source Address: https://github.com/mbostock/d3
case : https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki/Gallery
Tutorial : https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki/Tutorials
API: https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki/Api%E5%8F%82%E8%80%83
Chinese course: http://blog.csdn.net/tianxuzhang/article/category/1623437
English API: Https://github.com/VisualCrew/D3-api-Translation
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Feature Introduction
One of the most popular data visualization libraries, a small, flexible, and efficient data visualization library for creating and manipulating data-based, interactive documents.
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