Data analysis and presentation tools
LibreOffice Calc
open source free (as in freedom)
What is it?
- LibreOffice Calc is the spreadsheet application of the free and open source office suite LibreOffice.
- It is a modern spreadsheet application with features that are as good as, if not better, than those of proprietary alternatives.
Where do I find it?
Do I need to install it?
Do I need an account to use it?
Do I need internet to use it?
Do I need to pay to use it?
What kinds of data does it work with?
- Tabular data files such as spreadsheets (.ods, .xls, .xlsx) and delimited text files (.csv, .tsv)
What can I do with it?
- Manage spreadsheets and other tabular data files
- Perform computations and analyses
- Create charts and graphs
How easy is it to learn and use?
Google Sheets
free (as to cost)
What is it?
- Google Sheets is the spreadsheet application of GSuite.
- Cloud-based, free to use, and integrates well with other Google products.
Where do I find it?
Do I need to install it?
Do I need an account to use it?
Do I need internet to use it?
Do I need to pay to use it?
What kinds of data does it work with?
- Tabular data files such as spreadsheets (.ods, .xls, .xlsx) and delimited text files (.csv, .tsv)
- Google Sheets spreadheets
What can I do with it?
- Manage spreadsheets and other tabular data files
- Perform computations and analyses
- Create charts and graphs
- Share your data online
How easy is it to learn and use?
Airtable
free (as to cost)
What is it?
- Airtable combines the ease-of-use of spreadsheets and the power of a database to provide a flexible framework for connecting data and building applications based on your data.
Where do I find it?
Do I need to install it?
Do I need an account to use it?
Do I need internet to use it?
Do I need to pay to use it?
- It has free and paid options.
What kinds of data does it work with?
- Different kinds of files stored in tabular format.
What can I do with it?
- Manage tabular data (known as a Base)
- Create applications such as forms and websites based on your Base
- Perform computations and make visualizations usind your data
- Share your data online
How easy is it to learn and use?
- Easy to Moderate depending on what you intend to use it for.
Datawrapper
open source free (as in freedom)
What is it?
- Datawrapper is an open-source data visualization platform that allows people to create simple, correct, and embeddable charts and maps.
Where do I find it?
Do I need to install it?
- No but you can deploy your own instance.
Do I need an account to use it?
Do I need internet to use it?
- Yes but you can deploy your own instance to make it available to you offline.
Do I need to pay to use it?
- It has free and paid options.
What kinds of data does it work with?
- Tabular data such as CSV
- URLs to tabular data
- Google Sheets spreadsheets
What can I do with it?
- Create interactive and responsive charts (19 types)
- Create interactive and responsive maps (choropleth map, symbol map, locator map)
- Create interactive and responsive data tables
- Share, download, or embed your charts, maps, and tables
How easy is it to learn and use?
- Easy to Moderate depending on what you intend to use it for.
RAWGraphs
open source free (as in freedom)
What is it?
- RAWGraphs is an open source data visualization framework built with the goal of making the visual representation of complex data easy for everyone.
- Almost 30 visual models to visualize quantities, hierarchies, time series and find insights in your data.
Where do I find it?
Do I need to install it?
- No but you can deploy your own instance.
Do I need an account to use it?
Do I need internet to use it?
- Yes but you can deploy your own instance to make it available to you offline.
Do I need to pay to use it?
What kinds of data does it work with?
- Tabular data such as CSV
- URLs to tabular data
- SPARQL query results
What can I do with it?
- Create a wide range of charts from your data
- Export your chart as a vector or raster image that you can edit in other software
How easy is it to learn and use?
- Easy to Moderate depending on what you intend to use it for.
QGIS
open source free (as in freedom)
What is it?
- QGIS is a mature, cross-platform, free and open source Geospatial Information System (GIS).
- Has features for collecting, storing, analysing, presenting, and managing spatial & non-spatial data.
- Integrates well with other existing geospatial technologies and serves as an integral part of any FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) stack.
- Runs on GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows, and even Android.
Where do I find it?
Do I need to install it?
Do I need an account to use it?
Do I need internet to use it?
Do I need to pay to use it?
What kinds of data does it work with?
- spatial data (GeoPackage, geoJSON, shapefiles, spatial databases, OGC web services, etc.)
- non-spatial data (PDF, non-georefenced images, tabular data, etc.)
What can I do with it?
- Manage, analyze, and visualize data in a spatial way
- Create maps
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Perform different kinds of spatial analysis such as:
- Find the service areas of public utilities
- Find the shortest path between points
- Find suitable sites for vaccination sites
- Determine flood risk
How easy is it to learn and use?
- Easy to Hard depending on what you intend to use it for.
Leaflet
open source free (as in freedom)
What is it?
- Leaflet is the leading open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps.
Where do I find it?
Do I need an account to use it?
What can I do with it?
- Create web/mobile maps and geospatial web/mobile applications.
How easy is it to learn and use?
- Easy to Hard depending on what you intend to use it for.
MapLibre
open source free (as in freedom)
What is it?
- MapLibre is a community-governed collection of open source mapping libraries.
- The initial libraries are forks of the Mapbox GL ecosystem—for the web and mobile platforms—that maintain their open source license.
Where do I find it?
Do I need an account to use it?
What can I do with it?
- Create web/mobile maps and geospatial web/mobile applications.
How easy is it to learn and use?
- Easy to Hard depending on what you intend to use it for.
Mapbox
free (as to cost) source available
What is it?
- Mapbox is a collection of products that allow you use location information to create applications and solutions.
Where do I find it?
Do I need an account to use it?
Do I need to pay to use it?
- It has free and paid options.
What can I do with it?
- Create web/mobile maps and geospatial web/mobile applications.
How easy is it to learn and use?
- Easy to Hard depending on what you intend to use it for.