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May 28, 2007

Introducing Swivel Geography

Map_standing Admit it, there is a certain cool factor about maps on the web. We all like to look at where we are in relation to other places. Now, imagine the ability to look not just at where you are in relation to the nearest pizza place, but where you are in relation to all the world's data. If you live in the US, how your state ranks in number of vehicles on the road. Or percent of Muslims by country worldwide. Or the top 13 countries for military spending.

We thought it was a pretty cool idea too, so, we launched Swivel Geography. Or Swivel G. Or the Geo-spot for data.

Swivel G is built on world-class map technology and includes many of the features users have grown to love, such as the ability to zoom in and out and move seamlessly from one part of the globe to another.  Swivel G adds to the experience with interactive features that enable users to drill down into specific data points in more detail.

All of the graph edit features are still there, we have just added a tab for maps, next to the one for data cloud. And if you like what you see and want to use the data in, say, Google Earth, we have provided the KML version for download as well - located just below the map.

And for those of you in the Bay Area, if you want to see a live-action demo of Swivel G, please come by the O'Reilly Where2.0 conference in San Jose, CA tonight at 7 - open to the public.

 

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Comments

Great work to Brian and the team.

Dave
Unburdenus

Nice information this is really interesting

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