VisualEyes

VisualEyes is web-based authoring tool developed at the University of Virginia to weave images, maps, charts, video and data into highly interactive and compelling dynamic visualizations. VisualEyes enables scholars to present selected primary source materials and research findings while encouraging active inquiry and hands-on learning among general and targeted audiences. It communicates through the use of dynamic displays – or "visualizations" – that organize and present meaningful information in both traditional and multimedia formats, such as audio-video, animation, charts, maps, data, and interactive timelines. The effective use of the visualizations can reveal and illuminate relationships between multiple kinds of information across time and space far more effectively than words alone. This project was started at the Virginia Center for Digital History and is partially funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities with continued support from the University of Virginia's Sciences, Humanities & Arts Network of Technological Initiatives (SHANTI). VisualEyes is freely available for academic and non-profit use. Examples of VisualEyes Projects
		Vinegar Hill: A MemoryScape A visualization of a 1960's Charlottesville, VA urban renewal project Click here to see visualization	Interactive querying of Vinegar Hill property appraisals	Timeline of aerials and news from 1954-1992

		Jefferson's Travels to England A visualization of Thomas Jefferson's 1786 trip to England Click here to see visualization	Jefferson's Travels whie in London in 1786	A look at Benjamin West's school of artists

		The Texas Slavery Project A mapping of Texas slave ownership 1837-1845 by Andrew Torget Click here to see visualization	Mapping of slaveholders and slaves by county	Interactive querying of enslaved populations

		Origins of a Railroad Town A visualization of Parksley, VA 1884-1904 by Brooks Miles Barnes Click here to see visualization	Parksley lot map 1904 sales	Details about residents, events, and deeds

		UVa's First Library A visualization of the 1828 University of Virginia Library Click here to see visualization	Mapping the Library in the World	Books by language they were written
	Flash required:The live visualizations require Adobe's Flash plug-in v9 or later. You can download it for free here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer Other VisualEyes Projects James Smithson A look at Smithsonian benefactor James Smithson from 1760 to 1830 created for the Smithsonian Institution. Jefferson's Travels to Poplar Forest visualization of Thomas Jefferson's travels to his retirement home Poplar Fores,. Hagley Museum A visualization of the Dupont Company's gunpowder works on the Brandywine river 1804-1842. More Information about VisualEyes A screencast tour of some VisualEyes Projects A Historian's View of VisualEyes (née, HistoryBrowser) How VisualEyes Works Overview of Making VisualEyes Projects VisualEyes in the Classroom Tools VisEdit: VisualEyes Project Tool A tool to create projects in VisualEyes Documentation VisualEyes Project Guide How to create projects in VisualEyes VisualEyes XML Reference Reference guide to VisualEyes XML structure VisualEyes GLUE Reference Reference guide to VisualEyes GLUE scripting VisEdit ScreenCast A 15-minute ScreenCast explaining VisEdit Samples VisualEyes ProjectSampler Demonstration projects with expanatory screencasts Project Support Blog A support blog for people creatingVisualEyes project Contact Bill Ferster, VisualEyes Project Director Sciences, Humanities & Arts Network of Technological Initiatives The University of Virginia bferster - @ - virginia.edu +1 (540) 592-7001 Funded in part by: