Cartographer: Thematic Mapping For Google Maps
2
Nov
Thematic maps are very useful when describing statistical data about places. The data, simply, becomes much easier to understand.
Cartographer is a JavaScript library for creating thematic maps on Google Maps which supports custom styling.
It is only a one JavaScript file that relies on the powerful Raphael.js vector-graphics library.
It supports 3 visualizing types:
- Chloropleth (color coded regions)
- Pie charts
- Point clusters
The areas on maps are mentioned as latitudes or regions (depending on the type) which means no hacking or manual calculations.
Every visualization type comes with different options like colors, opacity, stroke & more.
P.S. The library is currently on alpha state but pretty solid.
Requirements: RaphaelJS JavaScript Library
Compatibility: All Major Browsers
Website: http://cartographer.visualmotive.com/
Download: http://code.google.com/p/cartographerjs/downloads/list
Compatibility: All Major Browsers
Website: http://cartographer.visualmotive.com/
Download: http://code.google.com/p/cartographerjs/downloads/list
- Tags:
Google Maps Javascript
- Filed under: Goodies, Map, MIT License
- 1 Comment
One Response for "Cartographer: Thematic Mapping For Google Maps"
This is a very interesting plugin for SOLAP (Spatial OLAP) applications.
And this kind of applications will start to appear more and more in future.
I think Google should develop something like Oracle Spatial that would enable us to mix table data and geographical information.