[support] US map

[Jamie Holly]

As Earnie said, the simplest solution would be Google Maps. Here's an 
example and you can view the source to see how it's done:

http://econym.org.uk/gmap/example_states.htm

If Flash is an option, then you are pretty much paying for something or 
developing it yourself.

The best and most complicated option is to do it in PHP/MySQL. For this 
you need a database of the polygons that make up each state (if you want 
to go this route, I can give you a dump of mine) and then assemble the 
polygons and dump out a final version in GD. I did this for a client a 
few years ago that actually did all the different congressional 
districts and it really didn't take all that long for the states (the 
CDs was a different story!).  Sadly this was a closed source project, so 
I can't help you out on the source code.

Going copy and paste is probably going to be really hard. You need to 
find images of each state that are the same scale and have a transparent 
background. I've never seen any sets like that in all the 
geocoding/mapping work I've done in the past.

Jamie Holly
http://www.intoxination.net
http://www.hollyit.net


On 11/27/2011 1:04 PM, Earnie Boyd wrote:
> Ms. Nancy Wichmann wrote:
> >  I need to create a US map where I can turn whole states different colors based on my own data, much like voting maps where some are blue, some are red, and others white. And suggestions? Must be easy to do by a non-techie. The map does not have to be in Drupal, cut-and-paste would be adequate.
> >
>
> Maybe Google Maps?  There are some JS codes out and about.  I found this
> with a simple search http://www.fla-shop.com/us_states/usa_locator.php
> but it isn't free however they do have a free demo.  I also found
> http://www.redhat.com/about/where-is-open-source/activity/ but maybe not
> what you want.  And then there is the HOWTO
> http://flowingdata.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-a-us-county-thematic-map-using-free-tools/
> which looks interesting.
>