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Use a RIA tool like Flex or Silverlight for Interactive Data Visualization

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The Data Visualization that is most interactive and needed to expose information can only be delivered through RIA's.  I personally think Adobe's Flex is the leader in this field right now, but Silverlight and JavaFX are also competing.  Some of the charting components through ILOG Elixir's library are very compelling.

I have no affiliation or financial interest in these companies.  But I have used them successfully in consulting engagements.

Submitted by lwoodyiii (Web Development) on Apr 29, 2009

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Visualizing data must be based on understandable data values, understandable metadata, understandable terms, and understandable meanings, all in a given context.  Without this structure, any data visualized by the excellent tools you cite would be "meaningless" or "out of context".

A terminology shared by the intended audience of the data visualization technology would be needed to make the data understandable across that audience.

Comment from RoyERoebuck at One World Information System on Apr 29, 2009
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Adobe Flex can provide some good out of the box visualization technologies for the web environment. However, we've built several flash/flex-based visualzation engines and there can be tremendous limitations and performance issues - especially if you're dealing with large databases driving the visualization engine. I recommend Ajax-based componentry as it provides better optimization potential and better ability to integrate with other "mashup" components.

Comment from BWillison at Parsons Institute for Information Mapping on Apr 29, 2009