data visualizations you just gotta love…
In: Global Economy| Maps
21 May 2009Foreign Policy has an article on how VesselTracker.com uses Google Earth to literally show the stalled world economy in the form of ships sitting idle off the shore of Singapore.
A collection of interesting charts, tables, maps, and interactive data toys -- with a focus on economics and graphic design. Enormous thanks to the bloggers who help find all this stuff, and the wonderful researchers, analysts, and graphic artists who create them.
2 Responses to Empty Ships: not a green shoot
Map of Idle Container Ships at Visualizing Economics
May 25th, 2009 at 7:41 am
[...] shipping capacity sat idle from How Google Earth explains the financial crisis found via ChartPorn Related Posts:Income of United States, Japan, India, China, and Indonesia since 1500Popularity: 1% [...]
Economic Indicator: Map of Idle Container Ships in Singapore | FICRY
May 29th, 2009 at 3:12 am
[...] Chart Source [...]