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GeoCommons Maker! Launches
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on Wednesday October 01, @10:05AM
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The HighEarthOrbit is proud to announce the launch of GeoCommons Maker!. From the entry: "The goal of Maker is to push the boundaries of web mapping to provide easy to use and powerful cartographic design tools along with access to a huge amount of complex geospatial data. We’ve integrated Maker into Finder!, so any interesting or datasets can be immediately dropped into a map, customized and styled. [...] Another key aspect of the openness of GeoCommons is the key feature to export your maps as styled KML. This means you can build up a rich cartographic visualization, export to KML and open in something like GoogleEarth or WorldWind and retain the styling." I only played with it a few seconds but I feel the interface is better than other similar tools.
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Application Domains: US Bridge Condition Data in Google Earth
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Simon Ilyushchenko writes "I'm starting a blog called "The Days Are Numbered" that will talk about plotting large environment-related datasets. The first entries show 2007 US bridge condition data as collected by Department of Transportation. There are two views: the state percentages of structurally deficient and functionally obsoleted bridges are plotted using just-released Maker application from Fortius GeoCommons. Also, 189,000 out of 716,000 bridges with the lowest rankings are plotted in Google Earth using the regionator script.
Regionator scores data by a user-specified metric and arranges placemarks into KML regions so that only highest-scoring ones are shown at high zoom levels. The placemark size corresponds to the amount of daily traffic, and the color shows the bridge rating. Placemark description provides data about the bridges: names, detailed condition and appraisal ratings, year built, daily traffic and the name of the agency responsible for maintenance. Here's a sample image.
This might be of interest to people who work with presenting large datasets online, as well as to those who are curious about the condition of their local bridges. Let me know if you have any suggestions on improving the visualization or on ways to make the underlying data available to other tools."
Regionator scores data by a user-specified metric and arranges placemarks into KML regions so that only highest-scoring ones are shown at high zoom levels. The placemark size corresponds to the amount of daily traffic, and the color shows the bridge rating. Placemark description provides data about the bridges: names, detailed condition and appraisal ratings, year built, daily traffic and the name of the agency responsible for maintenance. Here's a sample image.
This might be of interest to people who work with presenting large datasets online, as well as to those who are curious about the condition of their local bridges. Let me know if you have any suggestions on improving the visualization or on ways to make the underlying data available to other tools."
Application Domains: Corruption Maps and Data
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The maps use Maker!
From the entry's introduction: "Transparency International just released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption in a given country. With the latest release, the disturbing link between poverty, failed institutions and graft is made. For 2008, Denmark, New Zealand, and Sweden shine as the cleanest countries, while Iraq, Myanmar, and Somalia fall as the most corrupt countries of the 180 countries surveyed."
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