Interactive cartography

Our applications use tools developed by Géoclip. The general principle of Géoclip is to allow the user to select the statistical information that he wants to map, then to set up the map using the software functions.

 

Very user-friendly, Géoclip offers several methods for representing graphs:

  • Analysis by coloured areas (or choropleth, for continuous variables)
  • Analysis by proportional symbols, to show absolute quantities
  • Analysis in individual values, to show qualitative variables (typologies)
  • Analysis in point symbols, to locate certain points and represent them with qualitative information.

 

By mouse clicking on a particular territory, the application generates a table showing the data for this territory.

 
Tables, graphics and reports

In addition to interactive cartography, Géoclip server allows you to design graphs that compare territories. The graph function of the Géoclip server allows you to graphically present the classification of territories for one or more indicators.

You can open the graph page by clicking on the graph tab at the bottom right of the map.

Test the Graph function with the Atlas of Canada.

The Geoclip server report function allows you to create a report on each of the territories on the map, presenting their characteristics. You can include several types of graphs and tables in these reports.

The parameters of the report and its contents are designed by the administrator of the application. By selecting a territory on the map, users will have a specific report with results for that territory.

To test this function, first launch the map, then click on a territory to select it. The report appears when you click on the report in the table

Test the Report functionality with the Atlas of Canada

You can also download a sample report in PDF format.

Advanced Functions
Importing your own data
While the user can “play” with all the information already in the application’s database, he can also import his own data by simply copying and pasting. He can then create his own indicators, which will be accessible in the list of indicators, just as if these had been programmed in by the application’s designer. By using the Save functions, the user can then save his project and share it with other users.
Data exchange with other servers
WMS protocol broadens the field for data than can be accessed by the application. Thus a Géoclip server can download an image or a map layer distributed by another server anywhere in the world, as long as the projection systems are compatible. In the other direction, a Géoclip application itself becomes a WMS server, offering dynamic, thematic maps to other applications.

 

See various examples of different online applications for yourself. More information and several other interactive maps are available on the Géoclip website.

 

 

 
Geo-Stat, 2006-2010