Have you considered Tilemill? Pretty simple if you know CSS, can output for cut and paste, mAde by Development Seed, open source.
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On Nov 27, 2011, at 7:12 PM, Walt Daniels wdlists@gmail.com wrote:
The obvious solution is ArcMap or one of the open source equivalents. All of them require someone who already knows them as they are complicated. Just find someone who already has the tools and skills and pay them or barter. For example if you gave me a CSV file with the state 2-letter codes and the color you want, it is a less than 1/2 hour job to give you back a JPG, but Hawaii and Alaska will be properly placed geographically and you will have to cut and paste the JPG to get something reasonable to show on a screen. That requires artistry to make it look good and I am not an artist.
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 2:27 PM, Ms. Nancy Wichmann nan_wich@bellsouth.net wrote: Thanks, Jamie. That's pretty cool, but Alaska and Hawaii are hard to see, and most Americans wouldn't know which way to scroll the map to see them.
When I said cut-and paste, I meant from another application, even on the user's PC. The map may change occasionally, but not terribly often (once a year).
Nancy
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From: 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.
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