Visualizing Paris

Today's tools allow for fascinating vistas into our cities.

Jul 19, 2013 1-min read

I've never been to Paris but, thanks to Watch Dogs - We Are Data I can take look at the city in a single interface. I can look at subway lines, ATMs, fields, bathrooms, and a host more.

Or try London and Berlin on for size. Just click here.

Simon Says

The data visualizations out there are nothing less than stunning. Projects like these based on Open Data hold tremendous promise. The default question will move over the next few years from "Is that data visualized?" to "Why isn't that data visualized?"

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