Jeff_Archer
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| | 10/05/09 at 09:18 PM | | #1 |
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Hello everyone,
I recently worked with the ESRI web folks to put together the Make a map application - http://tr.im/APlT. This was a fun application to build, and I hope you find it fun to use.
This is a prototype application intended to highlight the ArcGIS API for Flex, the great demographic data available from ArcGIS Onilne, as well as the "Map Sandwich" web map layering technique proposed by the ESRI Mapping Center Team - http://tr.im/APgF.
This forum thread is intended to allow for discussions of how this application was built, and to allow for community support. Also, since the application is in beta at the time of this thread creation, feel free to contribute your suggestions for improvement! How the application evolves from here is largely up to you, so let us know what you think.
The most interesting technical aspect of this application is the extensive communication between the HTML host page and the embedded ArcGIS API for Flex application. A working sample that was used to build this application will soon be available in the web mapping API sample gallery. Stay tuned! I'll be sure to update the thread as soon as it's available.
enjoy,
Jeff Archer
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Jeff_Archer
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| | 10/06/09 at 10:26 AM | | #2 |
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The working sample is now live on the API for Flex Code Gallery - http://tr.im/ATdL.
Feel free to download, set it up, and modify it however you see fit!
Jeff
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rcapaccio
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| | 10/12/09 at 11:30 AM | | #4 |
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RIAs will become a very important new tool for viewing 2010 census data when it comes available. This is a very impressive start.
I would like to show this in my blog using Wordpress but I can not get the iframe tag to work. Also, the "Enter a Location" function doesn't work on my server.
Can you offer any help with both issues?
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Jeff_Archer
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Jeff_Archer
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| | 10/12/09 at 12:05 PM | | #6 |
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rcappacio,
For the "Enter Location" issue, I'll need more information. Are you trying to use the source code from the Code Gallery? If so, you will need to get an account for Bing Maps and input it into the proxy file.
Let me know whatever details you have.
Jeff
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Jeff_Archer
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| | 10/13/09 at 09:53 AM | | #7 |
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The location issue appears to be related to older versions of Firefox (3.0.x). Newer versions don't appear to have the same problem. This also doesn't show up in IE or Safari.
We are actively looking into this. Thanks again for bringing it to our attention.
Jeff
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CatherineFagnano
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| | 10/14/09 at 06:26 AM | | #8 |
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I did find a simple mistake with the legend layout. For each map that I make, the legend displayed is incorrect - for instance, when I mapped the unemployment rate of Leonardtown, MD, the legend values are "o-5%," "5-7%," "7-10%," and so on. There shouldn't be duplicate percentages in more than one category. If an unemployment rate is 5% at a selected location, under which category does that fall under, 0-5 or 5-7 percent?
This is just a simple and common mistake! I found this mapping tool helpful when demonstrating one of the ways to effectively use GIS to elementary school children. I do wish that you could click on a location within the view and pull up a simple attribute table or the value of that location to demonstrate the way spatial and attribute data work together in the GIS world, however.
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Jeff_Archer
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| | 10/14/09 at 07:50 AM | | #9 |
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Thanks Catherine!
So many times, we get into these applications and have to focus on the technical aspects. It's easy even for us to overlook good map making from time to time. We will do our best to address the legend issue in the next update. We are also looking at including a basic popup of information when the map is clicked in an area with demographic information. Your comments will be taken into account in this discussion.
Until we get that in this application, please see the web mapping API gallery for many other examples that contain this functionality.
Thanks again!
Jeff
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CatherineFagnano
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| | 10/15/09 at 05:17 AM | | #10 |
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Awesome! I'm looking forward to seeing the next update :) I think what you are planning sounds great, with the basic popup box! I will definately check out the API gallery.
Thanks,
Catherine
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sam
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| | 10/20/09 at 01:17 PM | | #11 |
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Nice application, I still like mapsgeek.com better though...
Keep it up !
Sam
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HealthGISguy
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| | 10/21/09 at 11:31 AM | | #12 |
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Jeff,
This would be a great platform for local/regional emergency management who have little funds for spatial interoperability if you can enable other data layers of relevance to them. How about allowing layering of individual data from, say, MassGIS?
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OManGIS
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| | 10/21/09 at 01:08 PM | | #13 |
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Hello, Jeff.
This is a great application. Three questions, though....
1. Are you going to allow different geographies to be mapped besides just counties?
2. Will you allow the users to change either (1) the number of ranges or (2) the range values so they can tailor the map to better suit their needs?
3. What other demographic variables have you considered providing for consumers to use?
Just curious.....
Thanks....
Orin Albrecht
GIS Professional
http://www.linkedin.com/in/orinalbrecht
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Kessler
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| | 11/05/09 at 10:04 AM | | #14 |
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This is outstanding and I'm excited about the upcoming capabilities. Looks like adding your standard map onto a web page is straight-forward (although I haven't tried it yet). I'm a little confused on how I can add a layer of my data to this map. Is there info on that capability? Thanks.
Bruce
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agulesin
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| | 11/19/09 at 05:29 AM | | #15 |
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Nice application, but the map window is a bit small - even browsing Full Screen (f11) leaves the map in a "letterbox" shaped frame.
(We're used to Google's full screen maps which are much easier to navigate.)
Keep up the good work!
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