Chapter 7. Creating Maps for your Applications

Harry's grip on his business is better than ever before. He is able to compare his revenue over time and identify trends, thanks to the charts we have created for him. Now, he wants to find the answer to another question—which states are generating good revenue for me and which ones are doing poorly? Given that his online presence spans a lot more of the US as opposed to his smaller brick-and-mortar presence, this is a critical business question for him. And of course, for questions like this, geography plays a big part and it is best visualized on a map. Time to say hello to FusionMaps , a part of FusionCharts Suite.

FusionMaps helps you display geographical data distributed by regions or entities using animated and interactive maps. You can use it to plot business data such as revenue by regions, census data such as population by state, and election results, effectively. In this chapter, we will use FusionMaps to let Harry know which states...