abstract:Dataplot is a public-domain software system for scientific visualization and statistical analysis. It was developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
In its simplest state, this is geographical data with a timestamp, but when you plot this data onto the scenery of a map and then create a shifting window into the scene through the sequence of time, you create a data-driven story.
"A lot of their information was based on small plotdata and also estimates of what would be needed in the agronomic production of biofuels, " Dr Vogel explained.