This week I used tutorials by Fred Gibbs to learn how to use the geographic information system QGIS. QGIS is a free program that has huge potential but a steep learning curve. The tutorials I used can be found on …
This week I learned how to map datasets with both Carto and Kepler.gl. Both of these mapping tools allow digital historians to create interactive and impressive maps with datasets collected from historical research. The benefit to each of these programs …
Using text analysis programs can be a huge help to digital historians. Using programs to track the frequency that specific words are used can help a historian track trends that otherwise might not immediately jump off the page. Text analysis …
Voyant is a text analysis system that can create data visualizations of documents through word maps and frequency of use calculations. Those visualizations can show a reader at a glance, what are the main topics of a document as well …
Tableau promises an easy to use intuitive data visualization experience for the end user. As this is my first time opening up the program and attempting to use the software, I think my experience will serve as a good example …
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Datawrapper is an easy to use, statistics oriented, graphing program that will allow you to create charts, maps, and graphs. For my application in a digital history project, all three of those tools will come in handy. Signing up was …