Gapminder or when statistics learned to walk
The Swedish nonprofit foundation Gapminder breathed so much life into statistics that the American internet giant Google purchased its Trendalyzer software and relocated the development team to its California headquarters in Mountain View.
The Swedish non-profit foundation Gapminder brought so much life to statistics that the American internet giant Google bought its Trendalyzer software and relocated the development team to its Californian headquarters in Mountain View. The presentations by Hans Rosling, founder and figurehead of Gapminder, are legendary. Over 500,000 people are said to have watched his TED presentation on the development of global health in a country comparison on the Internet.
With the Trendalyzer software developed by Gapminder, dry statistics can be animated in a dynamic and exciting way. Last December, Google bought the Swiss company Endoxon, which was considered a pioneer in web cartography. With the know-how acquired at that time, Google hopes to improve the functionality of Google Earth and Google Maps, particularly in Europe. Something similar is now set to happen in the world of statistics thanks to Trendalyzer.
On November 20, the third European Futurists Conference Lucerne offers the opportunity to experience Professor Hans Rosling live. In his lecture "A Fact Based World View", he will show how statistical data merges with the dynamic animation techniques of Trendalyzer.
With the Trendalyzer software developed by Gapminder, dry statistics can be animated in a dynamic and exciting way. Last December, Google bought the Swiss company Endoxon, which was considered a pioneer in web cartography. With the know-how acquired at that time, Google hopes to improve the functionality of Google Earth and Google Maps, particularly in Europe. Something similar is now set to happen in the world of statistics thanks to Trendalyzer.
On November 20, the third European Futurists Conference Lucerne offers the opportunity to experience Professor Hans Rosling live. In his lecture "A Fact Based World View", he will show how statistical data merges with the dynamic animation techniques of Trendalyzer.
