Try this site for vector versions of the NFL logos: http://sportslogos.net/
And for the RGB values of the teams: http://moncpc.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/nationalfootballleague_frc_2000_sol...
Here are some examples of Lab 2's that were designed in the past. There are a variety of ways to illustrate the game locations and results.
The last one includes a frame before the football movie starts which is not needed (it is an effect we'll cover in a few weeks). For this lab 2, I am looking for functioning buttons, a map that makes sense (can I tell where the game was played and who won?), and do the design elements work together?
Let's take a look at the range of cartographic animations/visualizations on the Web starting with the earliest styles.
Earlier animations and visualizations that have influenced the discipline:
http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/projects/gig/v2/About/abApps.htm Urban Change (scroll down to that section on the page)
http://www.ciesin.org/datasets/cdc-nci/cdc-nci.html AIDS data animations
http://geography.uoregon.edu/envchange/clim_animations/ Global Climate Animations
Fly though maps:
http://www.pbs.org/harriman/maps/w_fly_maps.html Western Alaskan fly through visualizations
Time-series animations (limited or no interaction):
http://maps.unomaha.edu/AnimatedFlightAtlas/FlightTrafficAnimation.html Animated Atlas of Air Traffic
http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html Animated Obesity Maps
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2003/0619lightning_prt.htm Lightning strikes globally
http://www.mapsofwar.com/ Maps of War site -- esp. the Imperial History map
Interactive/Exploratory (to varying degrees):
http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/VoS/cwmaps1.html Battle Maps
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/dynamic.html National Atlas dynamic maps (not all work for me)
http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/ (compendium of many different visualization styles)
http://www.lakeshorepreserve.wisc.edu/ Explore the Interactive Map
http://map.uoregon.edu/ U of Oregon campus map
http://stats.oecd.org/OECDregionalstatistics/ Regional Statistics
Real-time Data:
http://www.sailwx.info/ Sailing vessels (sometimes slow to load)
http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx Gas Buddy
http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm USGS Earthquake Map
http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp FAA flight delays
3D Models:
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ NASA Visualization Center
http://www.google.com/gadgets/directory?synd=earth&cat=featured&previ... Google Earth gallery
Misc.
http://www.ubasics.com/dighole/ If you dig straight down....?
This morning I sent out emails from Dropbox inviting you to join the shared class folder. We will use this folder to transfer larger Flash movies (.swf) and Flash files (.fla) back and forth.
Flash: Buying the Creative Suite (CS for shorthand) is a very good deal so long as you'll use the programs. All but the cheapest CS package includes Flash (and the Patriot Computer Store has prices lower than the Adobe site).
An alternative is to buy the $29 month-to-month Creative Cloud. If you need it for this semester but are unsure of how much longer, this could be a great way to go.
With either approach, do take advantage of the free 30-day trial at the start!
For this lab I want to see your static map making skills...in the new environment of Flash. To help you get an idea of what I'm looking for, I'm pasting some examples from the past. Note the variety of design, but the focus on making the map the most prominent element. Note how they delt with AK and HI; how they designed their legend; how they made the 48 states take up the vast majority of the page. (these are all good examples, perhaps with a minor issue or two)
This is a handy utility for color ramps and choropleth maps. http://colorbrewer2.org/
For Lab 1 you need to track down your own data to fuse into the boundary Flash file provided. I don't want you to spend too much time selecting data -- the focus of Lab 1 is to play around with Flash and compile a decent static map. If you are still looking for data, this site might have something: http://www.statemaster.com/index.php But any data, any topic is fine so long as it is appropriate for choropleth maps.
Sorry about this!! Fairfax County public schools are delayed 2 hours due to the snow so my kiddos will not start until 11:15 (and our class starts at 10:30).
Later today I will be posting links on the class blog that I intended to go through in class today. Please peruse them before we meet next Tuesday. The examples go through a range of different animation and visualization styles.
As for Posterous, the sign-up feature is still down so I am looking into other options for this semester. If you have any ideas, send me an email. The one key is that we need to be able to post Flash .swf files.
Enjoy the snow!!