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After searching for few websites, one of Martin Wattenberg’s  project ‘Wind map’ really seemed interesting. Wind map shows its current wind movement in United States. I really like the aspect of creating a whole new pattern every seconds by gathering data from the National Digital Forecast Database. These are near-term forecasts, revised once per hour.

(Images from Hurricane Isaac (September 2012)

Although this wind map is createdas an art piece, Martin Wattenberg mentioned that it is interesting how this map is used for an actual map. Bird watchers have tracked migration patterns; bicyclists have planned their trips; and conspiracy theorists use it to track mysterious chemicals in the air.

By minimizing the color (white, dark grey), I think the random pattern was emphasized well, and it drives our attention to the movement and makes us to focus on it’s flexible movement.

Wind map is currently available through this link:

http://hint.fm/wind/

screen shot of the link

and you can see current wind moves and you can see the movement of wind. And also by telling the wind speed through the visual elements and its speed of movement.