Results tagged “charts” from Tech Observer: Linux And Open Source

Information presentation is vital -- engaging the viewer, presenting the critial info in a useful and concise manner and allowing them to move on are all necessary parts of a Dashboard set up in information technology.

Take a look at:

Open Flash Chart


When the user downloads the web page, Open Flash Chart requests the chart data from the server. The server knows who the user is so it can generate a chart for that particular user showing up to the minute data.

which is an open source solution.

google chart api

The Google Chart API lets you dynamically generate charts. To see the Chart API in action, open up a browser window and copy the following URL into it:
http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=p3&chd=t:60,40&chs=250x100&chl=Hello|World
Press the Enter or Return key and - presto! - you should see the following image:
Yellow pie chart

and the google option which is of course based off of sending your stats to google and they return the chart. Neat huh?