This project was a great way to really start thinking musically in terms of gathering and interpreting data for our final project, and I enjoyed it for that. It was also great for learning the boundaries and limitations of the various programs we used to chart our data. For me, I found the greatest limitation to be in Google’s Fusion Tables, which I like the most for how I can view and manipulate massive csv files, but was underwhelming for visuals and frustrating for mapping. I came across the problem of not being able to make a heatmap public because it used locations and wound up having to use a screenshot of the map instead, leaving my heatmap static where the rest of my charts were interactive.
An Interactive Breakdown of Music in Texas