thematic mapping

Back in May I was waiting for a geobrowser capable of showing KML in different projections...

After a great thematic mapping timeout this summer, it feels good to start blogging again. In my first autumn post, I want to write about the benefits of using a Content Management System (CMS) to create KML documents...

The summer and everlasting days are here. I need to prioritize my free time in the upcoming months. All the work reflected on this site has been unpaid - and it won't be continued unless I'm able to earn a salary...I wish my readers a great summer (or winter if you're down under)!

I'm waiting for a geobrowser capable of showing KML maps in different projections.The projections commonly used by geobrowsers are not the best choice for thematic world maps...

The brand new Thematic Mapping API enables you to create KML based thematic maps from your own data source...

It's important to seriously discuss and measure the quality of different thematic mapping techniques. I appreciate the critique from Dr. Mark Harrower on the Axis Maps Blog. I encourage everyone to read Mark's blog post - it's an interesting and timely read...

Today, Google announced that one of my KML visualisations won a prize in the KML in Research contest. The animated prism map shows Global Infant Mortality from 1960 to 2005...

My Google Tech Talk "Using KML for Thematic Mapping" is now on YouTube: Poor video quality, but the slides are also available on Slideshare:You can try the Thematic Mapping Engine online, and download the source code and documentation...

Matt Giger recently released the free EarthBrowser Site Tracker which shows where and when where and when people visit your site from all over the world...

Google recently released a KML gadget for embedding a KML file into your web page. The gadget supports both 2-D (Google Maps API) and 3-D views (Google Earth API)...