Re: FLASH: OK, I'll bite... (is: maps)

[John Dowdell]

At 7:15 AM 10/9/98, Len Conrad wrote:

> Can Macromedia provide me with any URL's where Flash is

> being used in mapping or similar application?


Mapping vendors who speak Flash include:

http://www.avenza.com/

http://www.maps.com/


Both have developed maps in native layered FreeHand file format in the

past, and both were partners at the Flash 3 rollout. I'm not sure where

each is in the Flash development/delivery process... at worst you can

export a FreeHand map to SWF 3.0 from FreeHand 8.01, and examining their

websites could expose upcoming Flash-native delivery to the web.


I also did a quick general web search with "Flash AND map", and turned up

many, many hits. If searching for examples, then you may wish to

artificially restrict the search with terms such as "shockwave, macromedia,

geography or geographic" etc, to increase the percentage of useful hits.


If you're already tied in with MapInfo's data formats, then they may find

it of advantage to be able to export their data to web-native Flash

format... SWF is an open file format, and they can rather easily write an

export filter for their own app. This can let them deliver

resolution-independent maps to the web, piggybacking off of the net's most

widespread player.


jd




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