Help find the right map application!
March 11, 2011 7:13 AM Subscribe
Anyone know about a mapping software/application that will let me create this?
We'd like to be able to upload a bunch of address information (probably zip codes) and company names and have it appear like this powerpoint slide. This slide was created manually. So far we haven't been able to find anything that will display the labels like this (without lots of overlapping). An alternative would be something that is interactive that people could click on. [As an aside, I am not the technical resource that would be using this and our technical team has told me there's nothing out there that will do what we want.]
We'd like to be able to upload a bunch of address information (probably zip codes) and company names and have it appear like this powerpoint slide. This slide was created manually. So far we haven't been able to find anything that will display the labels like this (without lots of overlapping). An alternative would be something that is interactive that people could click on. [As an aside, I am not the technical resource that would be using this and our technical team has told me there's nothing out there that will do what we want.]
Can you post the pictures using a site like imgur.com?
posted by ChrisHartley at 7:17 AM on March 11, 2011
posted by ChrisHartley at 7:17 AM on March 11, 2011
I can't see the link, either. But a suggestion just from your description - is it anything like Mail Merge in Word?
posted by jillithd at 7:21 AM on March 11, 2011
posted by jillithd at 7:21 AM on March 11, 2011
I can't see the picture, either, but it sounds like you are maybe wanting to do basic geocoding? If you can't link to that photo in another way, can you find another example of what you want on the web somewhere?
posted by Forktine at 7:48 AM on March 11, 2011
posted by Forktine at 7:48 AM on March 11, 2011
a total guess since the picture isn't open, you want a map-mashup from a bunch of addresses ? And possibly interactive ?
I'm sure a semi-competent technical person could hack up the kml necessary to do it in google maps or bing or whatever mapping software you have (that supports such a thing)
EG googling that gives me a question that MIGHT be what you're asking:
posted by k5.user at 7:57 AM on March 11, 2011
I'm sure a semi-competent technical person could hack up the kml necessary to do it in google maps or bing or whatever mapping software you have (that supports such a thing)
EG googling that gives me a question that MIGHT be what you're asking:
posted by k5.user at 7:57 AM on March 11, 2011
It says the photo is private (even after logging on to flickr)
posted by Obscure Reference at 9:08 AM on March 11, 2011
posted by Obscure Reference at 9:08 AM on March 11, 2011
Response by poster: Sorry! Here's the picture. You can see it better if you click on it.
posted by slo at 10:54 AM on March 11, 2011
posted by slo at 10:54 AM on March 11, 2011
Well, one (expensive) way to do this is with ArcGIS. Here are some comprehensive instructions.
Here's a blog post about doing a similar map in Google Earth. You'd just need to add the labels layer and futz with it.
In any case, the search term you're looking for is "proportional symbol map."
posted by desjardins at 12:31 PM on March 11, 2011
Here's a blog post about doing a similar map in Google Earth. You'd just need to add the labels layer and futz with it.
In any case, the search term you're looking for is "proportional symbol map."
posted by desjardins at 12:31 PM on March 11, 2011
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posted by EndsOfInvention at 7:15 AM on March 11, 2011