Application of XML for Interactive Online Mapping (AxioMap)

AxioMap is a Web mapping application that can display multiple layers of geographic data residing, as XML files, on several servers.

With AxioMap you can:

• color maps based on values of selected variables; specify classification method and number of intervals
• build and map new variables from existing variables, residing in different datasets
• construct simple and complex queries; map query results
• display and save attributes of geographic objects
• navigate any map by zooming and panning, with user-defined zoom parameters
• open URLs associated with any geographic objects
• display, and easily turn off and on, multiple layers of point, line and area data
• edit and position map annotation, reposition map legend
• display labels of any geographic objects and, if necessary, fix the placement of labels
• draw circles of specified radii and color, anywhere on the map
• manipulate various map settings

To render maps in Internet Explorer 5 or better, AxioMap 1.2.8 currently uses VML (Vector Markup Language)

In other browsers, AxioMap 1.3 renders maps using SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics), an SVG 3.0 plug-in from Adobe is required

Both viewers provide similar functionality, though interface elements may differ. Most of this guide uses the VML-based version as example, while notes specific to AxioMap 1.3 are available in the SVG Viewer section

Click on topics to the left to get detailed information about using this application.