Fruminator has created a fantastic mash-up of R, OpenGeo, and a very unique data-set: the annual ridership of every New York City subway station since 1905. Each station is represented by a sparkline (generated by R) on a city map. Booms and busts in ridership are clearly visible in the various micro-regions of the city, as a result of influences like Yankee Stadium or even economic downturns as seen in this map of the financial district:
The interactive version lets you scroll around and zoom into any region of interest.
Frumination: Spark it Up
where can i find the data you used to make this?
Posted by: kristen | December 08, 2009 at 05:57
@kristen, The data is at the original author's page.
Posted by: David Smith | December 08, 2009 at 14:31