StatSilk
StatSilk builds data visualization and mapping apps which provide you with unprecedented insights in
StatSilk builds data visualization and mapping apps which provide you with unprecedented insights into your data. Our award-winning StatPlanet software can be used and shared across all web-enabled devices, from PCs to smartphones. StatSilk also supports the open-data revolution through its free tools for automating data integration and visualization.
28/05/2019
Open source version of StatPlanet released! StatSilk further commits to open source, open data, open standards and open innovation: bit.ly/2K9X7LU . Demo: bit.ly/2MblRWH
StatSilk is further committing to Open Source, Open Data, Open Standards and Open Innovation | StatSilk Today StatPlanet - winner of the World Bank's Apps for Development competition - gets an open source version. StatSilk is taking the next step towards open standards, open data, open content, open source and open innovation, in line with the Principles for Digital Development - created and endorsed....
30/07/2018
World Happiness - Interactive World Map https://www.statsilk.com/maps/world-happiness-report-interactive-map This map also ranks country generosity, corruption perception, social support, life expectancy & more
22/05/2018
The Real Difference between Infographics and Data Visualizations : https://www.statsilk.com/blog/real-difference-between-infographics-and-data-visualizations
The Real Difference between Infographics and Data Visualizations | StatSilk Infographics are often confused with data visualizations. This confusion is not surprising, as differences are not so apparent to a casual observer, and there is a lot of misinformation out there. It is commonly thought that these two are completely different, but they are not. Both are visual repre...
New graph type in StatPlanet Cloud - the highly effective but underused interactive dot plot: https://www.statsilk.com/pakistan - ideal for analysing household survey data (male/female/rural/urban etc.), or any data with multiple dimensions.
16/04/2018
StatPlanet Cloud now supports SDMX, the preferred standard for data and meta data exchange by the global statistical community, sponsored by organizations such as the World Bank, OECD and IMF. See our new StatSilk tutorial explaining why it is useful and how to make use of it: https://www.statsilk.com/sdmx/sdmx-introduction-simple-sdmx-ml-example-and-tutorial
SDMX Introduction with Simple SDMX-ML Example and Tutorial | StatSilk Wrapping your head around the increasingly popular SDMX standard can be difficult. The latest user guide is 145 pages. But SDMX in its essence is not so complex. SDMX documentation will typically throw you into the deep-end, full of mysterious terminology, perplexing procedures and a baffling arr...
We are currently hard at work preparing the release of StatPlanet Cloud 2.0: New graph capabilities, faster loading time, 5x faster data importing, integrated with the desktop version & more. Stay tuned!
23/08/2017
Analyzing education equity through interactive maps and charts: StatPlanet Workshop on Visualizing & Analyzing Assessment data, in collaboration with the National Education Assessment System, Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training, UNICEF Pakistan and UNICEF South Asia, from August 21-24 in Islamabad. www.statsilk.com
10/08/2017
https://www.statsilk.com/blog/using-sdmx-create-automated-data-visualizations-and-dashboards
Using SDMX to create automated data visualizations and dashboards | StatSilk SDMX or Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange has become an international standard for exchanging data. It makes automated data visualization of international data exponentially easier. Why? Because more and more organisations and government agencies provide their data in SDMX format, and it has a…
10/08/2017
https://www.statsilk.com/blog/benefits-and-future-data-visualization
The Benefits and Future of Data Visualization | StatSilk This article outlines three trends which shape the future of data visualization: automation, interactivity, and (VR) storytelling
StatPlanet receives Great User Experience and Expert's Choice Award for Business Intelligence Software http://bit.ly/2fGzk7d
23/08/2016
Interactive Visualization of Olympic medals from 1960 to 2016, multiple maps & charts, including % gold won per Olympic:
http://bit.ly/2bxfAhg
Olympic Medals over Time - 1960 to Today - Interactive Map and Visualization | StatSilk All exported map and graph images are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. See also: attribution.
22/07/2016
Our new product StatPlanet Cloud has just been officially released! Try it out at: https://t.co/8l9QMT1VcN
Expert Interview Series: Frank van Cappelle of StatSilk on the Power of Data Visualization bit.ly/1SHvkhW
Expert Interview Series: Frank van Cappelle of StatStilk on the Power of Data Visualization - Podbox Research has shown that data visualization can lead to both better and more efficient interpretation and analysis of data compared to numbers in a table or in text.
22/01/2016
Some screen captures of the soon-to-be-released new HTML5 version of StatPlanet: http://bit.ly/1OLeomu (demo will follow soon)
Our Story
StatSilk builds data visualization and mapping apps which provide you with unprecedented insights into your data. Our award-winning StatPlanet software can be used and shared across all web-enabled devices, from PCs to smartphones. For over a decade, StatSilk has supported the open data revolution and digital principles through open source software, open data standards (SDMX), open community and free tools which have been used by over 20 UN agencies, government and research institutions globally for evidence-informed decision making.