Web Mapping
Making Maps with Google Fusion Tables
Google Fusion Tables makes it very easy to create your own maps. The Google Fusion Tables tour is a great place to start to learn how to get started and to see examples from sites that use Fusion Tables. Google has a list of tutorials available for Fusion Tables. While Google Fusion Tables will map [...]
Interactive Maps of Billionaires
Shown here are three interactive maps created using Google Fusion Tables. The first map shows a gradient map of the world’s billionaires based on residency and aggregated by country. The second map shows a heat map of the world’s billionaire’s based on their place of residence (aggregated by location). The third map shows the individual [...]
MapCite: Web Mapping and Excel Location Intelligence Applications
Making Maps in Excel • Creating Simple Maps with Microsoft Excel • Free Spreadsheet Geocoding MapCite is a geographic data visualization company that offers both a web mapping and Excel interface for users to analyze their location data. MapCite is a relatively new company and current clients include the NHS and Vodafone in the UK. [...]
TileMill: Open Source Mapping Now for Windows
TileMill can now be used natively in Windows with the latest release. The release of TileMill 0.9.0 also includes a new plugin system: “TileMill UI can now be extended and modified using standalone, JavaScript plugins.” The new release also includes many fixes and updates including shipping with a desktop app client instead of requiring a browser. For an idea of [...]
2012 Super Bowl Mashup Map and Imagery
Esri has rolled out another social media map with its 2012 Super Bowl Mashup Map which pits football against politics. Enter your ZIP code, which team you want to with the 2012 Super Bowl, and your favorite potential presidential candidate to watch the big game with and hit the “vote” button. The resulting side by side maps [...]