Data viz inspiration – Time geography
Posted: September 5th, 2009 | Author: rupa | Filed under: Data viz inspiration | Comments Off
Space-time paths of women of color in Portland, Oregon - the vertical dimension represents time.
I came upon the concept of “time geography” while working on my major studio final project first semester (“This Post-Geographic Life”). Geographer Torsten Hagerstrand developed the concept to stress the importance of time in daily human activities. Mei-Po Kwan applied Hagerstrand’s space-time path to feminist geography, showing the disparate effects on gender on one’s daily travel patterns.
*Edit: Here’s a less dry data visualization. Flags of the world : What They Really Stand For.