The Thematic Mapping Engine

The thematicmapping.org website utilizes the Google Earth plug-in API to present interactive visualizations of a huge volume of UN data.
Data can be filtered or animated by time and country, and a number of different kinds of visualization options are available.

Hear the author talk about how KML can be used for thematic mapping and explain how KML documents are generated on-the-fly with
the Thematic Mapping Engine.

Presenter: Bjørn Sandvik

Project Manager at United Nations Association of Norway, MSc in GIS from University of Edinburgh, web developer and author of the thematic mapping blog.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• google
• earth
• developer
• plugin
• api
• thematic
• mapping
• engine
• visualization
• un
• data
• kml
• bjorn
• sandvik
• gis
• norway
• edinburgh
• gcvprodapps
• plid110EEC13D5815594
• Geo

[tuxsbro]

i do, im so jealous

[893Productions]

low quality and window-boxed, COME ON GOOGLE! FOLLOW YOUR OWN VIDEO SETTINGS UPLOAD RECOMMENDATIONS!

[VondaFoni]

The Mapping engine is what I am here for.

[GISDataMonkey]

Good content and some interesting methods showcased, Pity about the video quality.

[cybercow222]

i want to put 37:35 video by myself

[alex2974]

WHO CARES

[SasoriB5]

wow.first view AND comment. cool.