Developing Map Applications Using Flex

Maps are a common component of many websites. NowData has developed multi-purpose map applications using Flex and MapQuest API that can interface with databases to provide a variety of information to users.

 

Below is an example of a map application that NowData developed for the State of Minnesota. This project was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Minnesota Department of Commerce through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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Using MapQuest API, NowData can implement multiple different features into map applications. The top left of this map features a zoom slider to adjust the view of the map, and is by default set to show the entire state of Minnesota within its frame.

The upper right hand corner of the map allows you to switch between a street map or satellite map view. All of this and more is made possible through the use of Flex for your map applications!

 

 

 

Mapping points of interest is one of the most useful and important features of web map components. Maps can be interfaced with a database containing information on specific locations and subsequently display those locations.

Clicking on a point of interest will trigger a popup that can display additional information. In this specific application, clicking on the title of the point of interest will bring you to a separate page with more information on that location.

 

 

 

Information can also be pulled in from a database for informational sidebars included in the map component. In this example, there are different sub-sections that can be selected at the top of the sidebar. Changing the sub-section you wish to view also changes what you see on the map. This makes plotting a large amount of items on a single map simple and manageable!