Hi everybody,
It's been a year, (or more?) but I'm back.
I developed a website called flashmaps.org. So far just lots of good
examples of stuff.
Feel free to join the listserv. Only one member, so far (I haven't
promoted it at all), but he's the guy who publishes flashkit.com. He knows
a lot!
First of all, keep in mind that flash is not accessible to the blind. The
temptation, once you learn flash, will be to use it for everything,
including general navigation, and that's a problem.
Three references:
http://www.flashmaps.org
(some bad links, I haven't maintained it since December. Some good stuff I
do want to trace down, and correct. Especially the Baltimore Sun thematic
flash maps. Cool stuff. I'll fix those links!
http://research.umbc.edu/~roswell/blind-access.html
http://www.section508.gov (on accessibility, also.)
Well, hi all,
Margie
On Thu, 28 Jun 2001, Peter
Smith wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> http://www.biavic.com.au/club_marine_melb_boatshow/fr_boat_show.html map of
> parking & transport facilities
> is an example of Flash used for mapping.
>
> Peter.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PERRY Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, 16 May 2001 11:39 AM
> To: MapInfo-L (E-mail)
> Subject: MI-L Web mapping - SVG/VML and Flash
>
>
> Hi MapInfo-L community,
>
> This is more a discussion point than anything else.
>
> I see a lot of discussion on the list about publishing maps to the web. One
> possibility which has arisen is using SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) and
> Vector Markup Language to implement this. I was wondering if anyone has
> looked at using Macromedia Flash to implement a dynamic vector-based mapping
> environment.
>
> I raise this for a number of reasons:
> 1. SVG seems to me to be not widely adopted
> 2. SVG still appears to require a plug-in for most browsers
> 3. Flash seems to have become the defacto standard for delivering vector
> data over the web
> 4. I would argue that the Flash plug-in is already in wide use, this
> eliminates the need for another plug-in.
> 5. Flash seems easier to develop in and there are plenty of skilled
> developers around
>
> Has anyone used Flash for mapping? Any comments on Flash vs. SVG vs.
> Bitmaps? Also where do things like MapXtreme's capability to deliver
> vectors, or AutoDesk's DWF (Drawing Web Format) fit into this?
>
> Any comments?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris Perry
> Corporate Systems CoOrdinator
> Parks Victoria
> Level 13 / 535 Bourke Street
> Melbourne Vic 3000
> Australia
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> Fax: 61 3 9619 0700
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