Worldwide Locations/Data Map

Yeah – I guess I could have placed a dot over Bogota, but I figured sixteen cities were enough to get the point across. Lo siento.

teamlindberg – The background “map” could be replaced, but this would need to be done in Flash. It is not controlled by XML . It would require some minor modifications to the ActionScript code as well.

The background maps for this item are composed of raster images and, as such, they should not be scaled up. When I originally created this map, I had to balance its dimensions with published file size. I could create a larger version, but the increased file size might make it impractical for internet use.

If you are Flash savvy, you could replace the raster background images with vector graphics to achieve scalability.

Wow – that’s a great idea! I wonder if that is even possible?

cobene – I don’t have any plans at this time to extend this component. However, I like your idea. I may consider doing something like that as a future project.

grafoarea: Wow – 130 points is a lot! I’m surprised you have the patience to locate so many.

I just ran a stress test on the map with 208 points and did not have any problems. I was not able to replicate your missing text issue. My best guess is that you have a typo somewhere in the XML file which is causing your problem. Check around the 100th XML entry.

Thank you for answer us so quickly! We have already checked all the possible wrong typo and we’ve found the “critical” point at the 74th (around the 972 line of the xml file)... If is possible , we can send you by mail (or in any ways you prefer…) the xml file to test…. Could be useful for us…

grafo: OK – go ahead and send the XML file to the e-mail on my profile page. I’ll take a look.

Mary: 1) I don’t see any reason why 310 points should be a problem. I recently stress tested this map to 208 points without any problems. The only problem you may encounter is, with so many data points in your XML , it is easy to have a typo which will cause the map to not work. So you will need to be very careful when setting up your XML file.

2) If you want to put 2 or more points in the same location, I would recommend using a small dot size and offsetting them by a few pixels so that each dot still has its own rollover functionality.

3) For locating point coordinates, there is a map in the instructions that can be used as a general guide to help you get close. But there still may be some trial and error involved.

john: The instructions included with download describe the processes for using this directly in an HTML page or in another Flash file. Is there a specific problem that you are having?

activebiz – the grid map in the instructions is only there to help you estimate an approximate x/y coordinate for your intended location. The x/y coordinate system for this component is an arbitrary system. There is no way to convert coordinates from another system to this one (like actual latitude and longitude).

If you need more detail in the grid map guide, I might suggest drawing in more grid lines by hand.