Investigating Javascript visualization tools

Posted by on 16 Feb 2011 in Activity Log

I spent a large chunk of today exploring possible Javascript-based visualization tools for the histogram feature, which is intended to show trends over time based on any number of criteria. There seem to be two clear frontrunners:

SIMILE Widgets ( http://www.simile-widgets.org/ ), specifically Exhibit and/or Timeplot.
Google Visualization API ( http://code.google.com/apis/charttools/index.html )

Both are good options but quite complex and, as always seems to be the case, fall just short of the functionality needed. Writing some custom code might be unavoidable.

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Capital Trials at the Old Bailey

Simon Devereaux has approximately 10,000 records of people convicted in potentially capital cases between 1710 and 1840 in London heard at the Old Bailey court. This project will create a web-based database which will allow interested researchers and members of the public to compose queries on that data (e.g. women charged with robbery 1710-1720). It must be able to support a range of queries and produce output allowing researchers to identify trends in judicial practice over that time.