Wind Map of US Will Blow You Away

Hugh Pickens writes writes "Talk about visualizations. Ever wondered what the wind would look like if you could see it in action from above? A new project posted online by a pair of Google computer scientists, called simply Wind Map, has to be seen to be believed. "It can be quite hypnotizing to watch the gusty trails blast across the American continent, skitter over the Sierras, get roughed up by the Rockies, and whoosh over the great plains on its way to Canada," writes Chris Taylor. Wind Map is the brainchild of Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg, the co-leaders of Google's 'Big Picture' visualization research group in Cambridge, Mass. Wind patterns are constantly changing, of course, which is why the Wind Map designers have also given us a moving-image gallery of previous blustery days."

Comments

Proof positive

[chill]

Canada sucks. Heh. I always wondered what that little nub of Minnesota sticking into Canada was caused by.

What are they eating?

[Eudial]

What are they eating in San Jose to produce all that wind?! Seriously. Something is seriously wrong. Seek medical attention.

Google Tax?

[popo]

Oh... I thought the East-coast was a visualization of tax-dollars.