Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg have created Wind Map, an interactive map which traces the course and speed of wind in near real-time. Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg have created Wind Map ...

Windyty is a gorgeous weather map that’s overlaid with current temperature conditions, wind patterns, and can be customized to show as much or as little weather information as you deem necessary. You ...

Data visualization wizards Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg have devised a real-time map of wind speeds in the U.S., and it beats the pants off spiky cold fronts, happy suns, and whatever else ...

The US National Weather Service’s Global Forecast System keeps track of the world’s weather. It’s an incredibly valuable repository of information, but its data, shown in DayGlo charts peppered with ...

Two technology artists who head Google's "Big Picture" visualization research group debuted a new project this week that shows a time-lapse animation of wind speeds across the U.S. "An invisible, ...

Earlier this spring, Google's Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg created a living wind map of the United States. The interactive graphic displays surface wind data from the National Digital ...

A new global wind power map has quantified global wind power and may help planners place turbines in locations that can maximize power from the winds and provide widely available low-cost energy.

Around a year ago, a pair of Google researchers visualized the wind patterns throughout the United States. The interactive map was gorgeous, with wispy white lines swirling around the country in real ...

This small screengrab of a map of the Earth's winds circling the globe doesn't do justice to the big animated versions you can see here and here. The maps were created by Tokyo-based software engineer ...

HINT.FM's Wind Map takes national weather data and visualizes it beautifully. LOS ANGELES — It’s undeniable that the weather affects us, everyday. But understanding the patterns, the amazing global ...