Map Of The Yr 2017

The Journal of Maps has named their Best Map of 2017. Their choice for map of the twelvemonth is a menstruum map visualization of people moving betwixt U.S. states. The map sure proved an inspiration to a seat out of cartographers this year.

Migration inwards the U.S.A. of America 2009-2013, which nosotros start featured on dorsum inwards May, uses menstruum lines to visualize the numbers of people moving betwixt dissimilar states inwards the USA. It includes options to meet which states bring the biggest exchanges of citizens as well as to thought the most pop nation destinations for each private state.

The US Migration Flow Map is an instance of a "force-directed method to automatically lay out migration flows". This method has been designed to cut back clutter as well as amend readability when using menstruum lines on a map. You tin read to a greater extent than virtually the blueprint principles behind the method inwards Automated layout of origin–destination menstruum maps: U.S. county-to-county migration 2009–2013 inwards the Journal of Maps.


I start stumbled across the US Migration Flow Map inwards a link inwards the introduction to Sarah Bellum's Canvas Flowmap Layer. This pop ArcGIS JavaScript API library allows y'all to map objects flowing from i place to another.

The library uses Bezier curves to visualize the stimulate of objects on an interactive map. One role of using Bezier curves is that y'all tin exhibit the administration of menstruum past times using either a convex or concave flexure on your menstruum line.

The ArcGIS flowmap layer inwards plough inspired the Leaflet.Canvas-Flowmap-Layer. You tin become a dandy thought of what y'all tin attain amongst the Leaflet.Canvas-Flowmap-Layer on this fully adjustable demo map. The map provides a visualization of aerodrome destinations using animated Bezier curves. It includes a seat out of options which demonstrate the arrive at of animation options provided amongst the Leaflet flowmap layer.