One of the most powerful examples of interactive visualization is the animation of geospatial data.

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) seeks trailblazers to explore the unknown in the areas of visual and geospatial data analysis.

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In addition, new ways to explore a mass of public and private data like social media and geospatial databases can enable banks to build non-traditional risk profiles and identify new reliable customers.

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