[Gllug] open source maps and geographical stats software

[Pete Ryland]

On Tue, Jan 27, 2004 at 12:54:27PM +0000, North London John wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm looking for some way to generate and present statistics 
> geographically (specifically for a website running on LAMP). The idea 
> is to show the global spread and usage of linux and free software.
> 
> The two parts of this are:
> 1: showing geographical distribution of localization and 
> internationalization projects. Dots on maps basically.
> 2: national comparisons: Pie charts or similar, displayed over a map of 
> the globe; countries coloured according to density/activity.
> 
> I'm also looking for open source maps. I personally don't need anything 
> too detailed, just outlines of countries and continents, but anything I 
> can freely take and adapt would be useful.
> 
> I've googled, but found nothing of any use - due, I suspect, to vague 
> search terms. So terminology is also welcomed!

For all of the above I would recommend having a look at xplanet[1] which
comes with royalty-free satellite-photo maps from NASA, city co-ordinates
from Getty[2], and country boundaries amongst (many) other things.  Plus, it
makes a nice background, especially with updating cloud photos superimposed.

Pete

[1] http://xplanet.sourceforge.net/
[2] http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html
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