Title :
Introducing Google Chart Tools and Google Maps API in Data Visualization Courses
Author_Institution :
Georgia State Univ., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
This article reports the experience of using Google Chart Tools and Google Maps in a data visualization course at Georgia State University. These visualization toolkits have many benefits but haven´t been widely used in such courses. Students found them easy to use for creating a variety of interactive data visualizations.
Keywords :
Web sites; application program interfaces; cartography; charts; computer aided instruction; data visualisation; interactive systems; Georgia State University; Google Maps API; Google chart tools; data visualization courses; interactive data visualizations; visualization toolkits; Data visualization; Google; Data visualization; Google; Google Chart Tools; Google Fusion Tables; Google Maps API; computer graphics; data visualization; processing; visualization education;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCG.2012.114
