Very nice! It's been a long time since the American Factor Finder (still great) launched about 10 years ago. The new tool provide more interactivity and slicker user experience. I think many organizations would benefit greatly from that as 2010 census data gradually coming out.
On Oct 28, 10:42 am, Bruce Ralston <[email protected]> wrote: > I have posted a tutorial on thematic mapping that may be of interest to this > group. The tutorial's home page ishttp://tnatlas2.geog.utk.edu/TutorHome. > > The Census Mapping Tutorial is designed to help people learn how to create > thematic maps using Flex, Google Maps, and data from the US Census. While > the tutorial focuses on US Census data, the methods and techniques used in > the tutorial are applicable to most any data. > Some highlights of the topics covered: > On-the-fly, user defined thematic mapping including methods of > classification > Managing data grids when the variables in the grid are not known until run > time > Creating bivariate plot charts with regression statistics > On-the-fly generation of polygon styles > Using and managing KML overlays > Linking related data views > Using state transitions to create smooth changes in project layout > Linking tabular data to KML files of census polygons > Generating PDF reports using AlivePDF > Working with various controls, such as TabNavigators,Repeaters, and Tile > Layout Containers > > Some other items that are more Flex than mapping related > might also be of interest. These include: > States and transitions > Tile layouts and repeater functions > Binary searches of data provider information > > The tutorial uses the following programming tools and libraries: > Flash Builder 4 with the 3.5 SDK > The Google Maps for Flash API, version 1.18 > The Google Map API Utility Library for KML manipulation > AlivePDF for generating PDF files > > I hope to have an updated version that uses the Flash Builder 4 SDK and the > latest Google Maps for Flash API, along with the soon to be released > American Community Survey data available in the first half of 2011. > -- > Bruce Ralston > Professor > Department of Geography > University of Tennessee > Knoxville, TN 37996-0925 > Phone: 865-974-6043 > FAX: 865-974-6025 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API For Flash" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash?hl=en.
