We create concept maps, a type of model, to explore and learn about complex information spaces. By showing everything—the forest and the trees—in a single view, concept maps help people create mental models and clarify thoughts. We create concept maps to share understanding— with our clients, peers, and others interested in the subjects. Please note: many of our concept maps are poster size. They can be printed at smaller sizes (11 x 17), but may be difficult to read. A few of the maps have been printed and are available through our office.
Once you’re through with this article, there’s a followup that shows how to also make them clickable. Many people find the object-oriented aspect of JavaScript to be very confusing. Fortunately, the designers of the Google Maps API have managed to ma
msCross is a Javascript AJAX interface to the UMN Mapserver Webgis, developed during the Datacrossing DSS research project. msCross was developed to allow user dinamically display geographical information layers. It was developed to be cross-browser. The main objective is to permit users to simply create Google Maps-style applications, using only Free Software.
The purpose of the WMS Javascript Library wmsmap.js is to facilitate the creation of dynamics maps using freely available WMS servers. For example to create the dynamic equivalent of the image above, include the javascript files, define the Layer object, create a new map object, and associate it with an html DIV element.
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