Fantastic resource list from Journalism.co.uk, which I am now re-posting.

If you’re trying to build interactive maps, or find ways to tell a story across place, these indeed are some great tools. Some require a bit of technical know-how, some are surprisingly simple to walk into, and they’re all deliciously free. To get started. The article is geared towards journos, but the applications are plenty. Interactive maps are effective devices that add context and visual engagement to your content or project work, and give a another whole new level of comprehension and immersion for your audiences. I just got onto Tableau Public, which is a pretty powerful entry level (almost) tool for data viz and mapping.   Check out the original post here.

Albeanu’s list includes:

• CartoDB
• BatchGeo
• ZeeMaps
• StoryMaJS
• Google Fusion Tables
• Google Tour Builder
• Timescape.io
• Tableau Public
• TileMill

Here’s a screen shot of Google’s Fusion Tables at work. In the wake of the 2011 London Riots, the Guardian’s data journalist Matt Stile mashed together different data sets to build an interactive overview of the situation. View the full article here.