Description: A collection of visualization projects built on Wikipedia data
research (8562) data (5180) interactive (3507) visualization (977) infographic (206) wikipedia (177) dataviz (88) visualizing (9) hatnote (2) seealso (1)
"A People Map of the US, where city names are replaced by their most Wikipedia’ed resident: people born in, lived in, or connected to a place."
"The tool renders Wikipedia content in a 3-dimensional, web-based cartographic environment. The map acts as a medium that enables the discovery and exploration of articles in a manner that explicitly associates geography and information."
"While not perfect, Wikipedia traffic serves as a solid proxy for the ebb and flow of a celebrity’s cultural relevance."