In Part 1 we imported world political borders into a database table. In this second part we'll use the table and generate a script that will be used to add the borders overlay to Google Maps. We'll use the cool Ruby and some fancy GIS words along the way. We left-off with a database table containing all borders. The goal today is to produce a Javascript file that will be used for overlaying polygons representing countries, over … read on »
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Spincloud Labs: Political boundaries overlay in Google maps (Part 1)
One thing I needed when designing the Meteoalarm mashup for Spincloud were the political boundaries for all European countries. With them at hand, I would use the polygon overlay from the Coogle API and fill the country polygons with the respective weather warning colors. This first part is a tutorial on how to import world political borders into a MySQL database table. The second part in these series will use this table to create a script that … read on »
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My name is Florin Duroiu, I’m a software craftsman and I work for Nokia Gate5 in Berlin, Germany. This blog is about my day to day encounters with the challenges in software development and life at large.
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