Nianwei, I have two new websites you might find useful. They are based on the 2012 American Community Survey and support mapping, charting, and table data presentation. The URLs are:
The county data is at http://tnatlas3.geog.utk.edu/ACSCounty/ The tract data is at http://tnatlas3.geog.utk.edu/ACSTracts/ I would be interested in any feedback or suggestions you might care to share. On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 6:54 AM, Nianwei <[email protected]> wrote: > Very nice! It's been a long time since the American Factor Finder > (still great) launched about 10 years ago. The new tool provide more > interactivity and slicker user experience. I think many organizations > would benefit greatly from that as 2010 census data gradually coming > out. > > > On Oct 28, 10:42 am, Bruce Ralston <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have posted a tutorial on thematic mapping that may be of interest to > this > > group. The tutorial's home page ishttp:// > tnatlas2.geog.utk.edu/TutorHome. > > > > The Census Mapping Tutorial is designed to help people learn how to > create > > thematic maps using Flex, Google Maps, and data from the US Census. While > > the tutorial focuses on US Census data, the methods and techniques used > in > > the tutorial are applicable to most any data. > > Some highlights of the topics covered: > > On-the-fly, user defined thematic mapping including methods of > > classification > > Managing data grids when the variables in the grid are not known until > run > > time > > Creating bivariate plot charts with regression statistics > > On-the-fly generation of polygon styles > > Using and managing KML overlays > > Linking related data views > > Using state transitions to create smooth changes in project layout > > Linking tabular data to KML files of census polygons > > Generating PDF reports using AlivePDF > > Working with various controls, such as TabNavigators,Repeaters, and Tile > > Layout Containers > > > > Some other items that are more Flex than mapping related > > might also be of interest. These include: > > States and transitions > > Tile layouts and repeater functions > > Binary searches of data provider information > > > > The tutorial uses the following programming tools and libraries: > > Flash Builder 4 with the 3.5 SDK > > The Google Maps for Flash API, version 1.18 > > The Google Map API Utility Library for KML manipulation > > AlivePDF for generating PDF files > > > > I hope to have an updated version that uses the Flash Builder 4 SDK and > the > > latest Google Maps for Flash API, along with the soon to be released > > American Community Survey data available in the first half of 2011. > > -- > > Bruce Ralston > > Professor > > Department of Geography > > University of Tennessee > > Knoxville, TN 37996-0925 > > Phone: 865-974-6043 > > FAX: 865-974-6025 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Maps API For Flash" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash?hl=en. > > -- "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not using it in a fruit salad." Rev Run Bruce Ralston Professor Emeritus Department of Geography University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37996-0925 FAX: 865-974-6025 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API For Flash" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
