StatPlanet Timeline & Updates

• 2010:
  • March:
    • StatPlanet / Map Maker 2.2 to be released
      - Additional customization options;
      - Beta version of GIS shapefile loading;
      - USA map included;
      - New graph type: bullet graph;
      - Minor interface improvements.

• 2009:
  • December:
    • StatPlanet Map Maker - Custom Map updated to v2.1;
      - Added error messages to help in debugging problems with the custom map.
    • New instructional videos added
      
  • October:
    • StatPlanet / Map Maker 2.1 released:
      - customizable map legend:
      • create qualitative maps;
      • set custom map values, labels and colors for each indicator.
      - new options to create a more customized map application by personalizing the color scheme and interface.
    • StatPanet Data Editor 1.2 released:
      - improved interface for easier editing;
      - improved detection and reporting of errors.
      
  • September:
    • StatPlanet 2.0 - offline / downloadable version released.
      - over 250 world development indicators;
      - modify appearance and settings by editing settings.csv.
      
  • August:
    • Map Maker 2.0 released:
      - option to insert your own Flash map using the included template (.FLA);
      - new interface & features (see below);
      - more options to customize the appearance.
    • New data added (economy and education enrolment indicators).
      
    July:
    • StatPlanet 2.0 released:
      - new and improved interface;
      - new graph options: resize graph window, select x and y indicators;
      - time slider added with play button to animate changes over time.
      
    • StatPlanet Graph Maker released:
      - Visualize any kind of data through interactive graphs.
      
  • June:
    • New data added on the quality of education in Latin America (LLECE), environment (UNDP) and children's health (UNICEF).
      
  • May:
    • StatPlanet 1.3 released:
      - new graph options: time series graph, scale scatter plot bubbles according to a third indicator;
      - added country selection window;
      - various interface improvements.
    • StatPanet Data Editor 1.1 released:
      - improved data import function to better recognize the data structure of imported files as well as detection of indicators/variables in the data file;
      - added option to customize the StatPlanet interface colors.
      
  • February:
    • StatPlanet 1.2 released: various interface improvements (e.g. category selection, bar chart auto-resizing, placement of country names in the scatter plot).
    • Lots of new data added from UNDP, UNAIDS, UNSTATS and IMF; updated existing data.
  • January:
    • StatPlanet Map Maker updated:
      • Data import function improved: fixed incompatibility issue for older versions of Excel, improved detection of country name spellings;
      • Data Editor now creates data file for both web and offline versions.
      • Added a progress bar for importing data;
      • Translated into French, Spanish and Dutch.
• 2008:
  • December:
    • StatPanet Data Editor 1.0 released: easily import data, change the appearance and settings, and translate or customize interface text.
      
  • November:
    • StatPlanet - Map Maker released: Add your own data and publish the results online.
    • StatPlanet 1.1 released: two options added (online version only):
      • (i) save the current map as an image
        (PNG or JPG, select image size in the options window);
      • (ii) export/save the data table.
        
  • October:
    • StatPlanet 1.0 released
• 2007:
  • First public demonstration of StatPlanet for the Pedagogical Faultlines conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• 2005:
  • First version of StatPlanet developed.

StatPlanet Presentations & Workshops

• 2009:
  • November:
    • Presentation, London Institute of Education visiting students at IIEP/UNESCO, Paris.
    October:
    • Presentation, IIEP/UNESCO, Paris.
  • September:
    • Dutch Development Cooperation Event, The Hague, Netherlands.
    • Workshop, Working Meeting for SACMEQ National Research Co-ordinators, IIEP/UNESCO, Paris.
  • July:
    • Workshop, IIEP Summer School, Rebuilding resilience: planning education in ‘fragile contexts’, IIEP/UNESCO, Paris.
  • May:
    • Presentation, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague, Netherlands.
• April:
  • Presentation, University of Oslo visiting students at IIEP/UNESCO, Paris.
  March:
  • Presentation, Leuven Education College visiting students at IIEP/UNESCO, Paris.
  • Workshop, Education Cluster Capacity Development programme pilot workshop, IIEP/UNESCO, Paris.
• February:
  • Presentation, Oxford University visiting students at IIEP/UNESCO, Paris.
• January:
  • Workshop, IIEP Advanced Training Programme, IIEP/UNESCO, Paris.
• 2008:
• December:
  • Presentation, IIEP Governing Board, IIEP/UNESCO, Paris.
• November:
  • Presentation, London Institute of Education visiting students at IIEP/UNESCO, Paris.
• September:
  • Presentation, Tenth Session of the SACMEQ Managing Committee Meeting, Salima, Malawi.
• June:
  • Presentation, UNICEF Education Network Meeting in Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR), Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Demonstration for the UNICEF DevInfo team, New York.
  • Presentation, International Working Group on Education (IWGE) conference, New York.
• May:
  • Presentation, Education Officers of the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), IIEP/UNESCO, Paris.
• March:
  • Presentation, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague, Netherlands.
  • Presentation, EFA Global Monitoring Report Team, UNESCO, Paris.
• 2007:
  • Presentation, Pedagogical Faultlines conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands