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This short article focuses on how visualizing data can be advantageous for the public and what kind of softwares can be used to create such projects. For instance, software "Tabeleau Public" is a desktop application that can post graphs, maps, and table sinto the web. "Flare" is a software relying on Flash and can create interactive data shared with other users. This article basically reveals the many ways to visualize data other than through the use of Microsoft Excel.

A professor came and spoke to students and faculty about how students in higher education can integrate mapping tools into the classroom. They use these projects as organizational templates, spatial analysis, metaphors, graphs, and charts. She posts questions that should be asked before choosing the mapping approach for their projects.