One of the biggest improvements of Geocommons 2.0 over the previous version is the brand new map visualization engine – codename Sputnik. As was already pointed out here, here and here, we can now render tens of thousands objects extremely fast. For example, the map below map renders over 15,000 points in less than one second!
Still not impressed? Check out Solar Panel Installations map with over 100,000 points all rendered on the client!
In addition to points, we were able to push the render bounds polygonal datasets. The following map features over 3,000 individually colored polygons:
Another new feature is the ability to select groups of intersecting geometries with a single click. This functionality comes in handy when you have several overlapping data layers and need to have access to the data stack.
Whenever you work with a complex geometry or a geometry group it is often difficult to see the bounds of the group. To address this issue we implemented “selected geometry outline” which highlights the bounds of the selected object or the group. Take a look:
The real power of GeoCommons 2.0 comes from the combination of data processing, analysis, styling and visualization and we can’t wait to see all the beautiful maps you are going to create!
Stay tuned for more GeoCommons 2.0 updates and announcements.
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