How to create an Interactive Map in 5 minutes

http://www.statsilk.com - The first five minutes show you how to create an interactive Flash map, insert your own data and publish it online. The next few minutes give a brief overview of the features of the interactive map software - StatPlanet. This infographic / mapping software can be used to create various kinds of thematic maps (quantitative choropleth maps, qualitative maps and proportional symbol maps) as well interactive graphs or charts.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• interactive
• thematic
• flash
• maps
• choropleth
• data
• visualization
• statistics
• free
• educational
• software
• graphs
• charts
• infographics

[jaylynn330]

I have a Mac. How do I successfully edit and save the 'data.csv' file? I experimented by making minor changes and saving but could not get the data to display in the .html file. Advice for a novice?

[StatPlanet]

@jaylynn330 This PDF might help statsilk.com/files/resources/S­tatPlanet_File_Structure.pdf (see also the forum statsilk.com/support/forums/st­atplanet). A feature where data can be imported directly within StatPlanet is being worked on.

[CodyInColor]

Thanks for this video!  Unfortunately Open Office seems to not work with the data editors macros, any suggestions?

[StatPlanet]

@CodyInColor Unfortunately macros cannot be used in Open Office, but you can still edit the 'data.csv' file manually. You would need to copy and paste your data in following the example structure.

[aselvi100]

i have a mac , I could not create the report

[StatPlanet]

@aselvi100 You would need to run it through 'StatPlanet.html' in the 'web' folder (should work in Safari or any other browser as long as Flash Player is installed). Not all versions of Excel for Mac support Macros (the latest version of Excel does), otherwise you would need to edit the 'data.csv' file manually.

[StatPlanet]

@jeeseun2 Sorry for the late reply, the comment system seemed to be broken for a while. It should open in Safari and Chrome as long as you have a relatively recent version of Flash Player installed.

[StatPlanet]

@emmas4impact not at the moment but XML support is in the works. You can export the mysql data (e.g. as csv) and import it into StatPlanet

[jeeseun2]

@StatPlanet After downloading the program, I've put in "statplanet.html" on Safari and Google Chrome, but it doesn't open on any of them. I must be doing something wrong. Do you have any detailed instructions?

[StatPlanet]

@jeeseun2 StatPlanet works just as well on a mac. The 'exe' file won't work but just go into the 'web' directory and open 'statplanet.html', which will open it in Safari or whichever browser you are using. The StatPlanet data editor should work in Excel for mac, otherwise you can also edit the 'data.csv' file directly.