BigDataFr recommends: Google ‘Wildfire’ Searches Reveal The Geographic Limits Of Big Data

‘Last week Google Trends released a city-level map of which cities in the United States had the most searches relating to west coast wildfires from September 12-14th. At first glance, this map seems to match expectations overall, with a large cluster of searches in California, where 10 active wildfires continue to blaze. 

Yet, upon further study this map of search trends also illustrates the current limitations of trying to precisely localize search patterns, with cities like Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina (population 5,500) having nearly the same search intensity as West Yellowstone, Montana. ‘ […]

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By Kalev Leetaru
Source: forbes.com