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Saturday, October 24, 2009

FluTracker - H1N1 Swine Flu and Influenza Outbreak Tracking from Rhiza Labs


FluTracker - H1N1 Swine Flu and Influenza Outbreak Tracking from Rhiza Labs:

"Tracking the progress of H1N1 swine flu

This map and the data behind it were compiled by Dr. Henry Niman, a biomedical researcher in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, using technology provided by Rhiza Labs and Google. The map is compiled using data from official sources, news reports and user-contributions and updated multiple times per day.

Rhiza's web-based mapping product, Insight, is helping Dr. Niman get official and unofficial data into the tracking system faster while giving researchers and the public many options for viewing the data in a useful and understandable way. If you would like more information about how your company, organization, or agency can provide dynamic data visualization and analysis tools like this, please contact Josh Knauer at 412-488-0600"