tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post1678774445886538900..comments2010-07-30T20:42:36.721+01:00Bjørn Sandvikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080335362672606377noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-49727352847155664272008-06-21T02:06:00.000+01:002008-06-21T02:06:00.000+01:00If people need KML outlines of administrative boundaries in the United States (everything that is TIGER), I have a free and open source program (TGR2KML version 2) at http://tnatlas.geog.utk.edu/. It will clip out major water polygons if you wish.<BR/><BR/>Along with a student, we have a thematic mapper page at http://ctasgis02.psur.utk.edu/tokml. Have a look.Bruce Ralstonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-4116986613859065742008-06-16T23:34:00.000+01:002008-06-16T23:34:00.000+01:00@Antonio, Nice work on the WWJ prism maps. Looks like there's a lot of potential there.<BR/><BR/>@Bjørn, I'm one of the developers at UUorld. To answer your question -- we don't use WWJ. Our engine has been written from scratch.Chris Muellerwww.uuorld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-3811590475114105592008-06-16T19:55:00.000+01:002008-06-16T19:55:00.000+01:00Antonio, please keep me updated if you're successful in integrating KML with WWJ. <A HREF="http://libkml.googlecode.com/" REL="nofollow">Libkml</A> might be useful.Bjørn Sandvikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080335362672606377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-25116380507971492082008-06-16T18:37:00.000+01:002008-06-16T18:37:00.000+01:00KML not for the moment, but integrate it (now is an OGC standard) into WWJ would be great.<BR/>Respect flat globes, yes the WWJ teams has developed different kind of globes: sphere and flat (with some different projection options).<BR/>I'm very busy but I would like to spend some time trying to read basic KML elements and draw it with WWJ.Antonio Santiagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354117103226692378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-67434294416282693152008-06-16T18:09:00.000+01:002008-06-16T18:09:00.000+01:00Hi Antonio,<BR/>Thanks for your feedback. I think you're WWJ application looks very promising and I think it's always good to have open source alternatives. I didn't know that you could make prisms on a "flat" map with WWJ. Maybe WWJ is the backend of UUorld? <BR/><BR/>Do you know if WWJ has any KML support? It would be great if I could visualise my thematic maps with WWJ!Bjørn Sandvikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080335362672606377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-7177528913419159462008-06-16T07:14:00.000+01:002008-06-16T07:14:00.000+01:00Hi Bjorn, your work is really amazing. I follow your blog since a couple of months.<BR/><BR/>We are talking about tools and, thus I don't want to start a flame war :). <BR/>I like GE but usually I develop with WorldWind Java and I think it is another good alternative.<BR/>Inspired on your posts I have created a new "Prism" object for WWJ. You can see in action at: http://theballoonproject.blogspot.com/2008/06/prism-themathic-maps-on-wwj.htmlAntonio Santiagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354117103226692378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-28901397218946112532008-06-16T04:45:00.000+01:002008-06-16T04:45:00.000+01:00While I agree with where Rich is coming from, the reality is even highly-educated scientists who should know better use inappropriate symbols for their maps'.<BR/><BR/>The biggest problems, in my opinion, are associated with interpolated rasters of density ('heat maps' and other names), which lead the viewer to make all sorts of invalid conclusions about the data they are viewing.Ed Corkeryhttp://koordinates.comnoreply@blogger.com