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Powerful options come in different shapes and forms through
Arc GIS
(
http://
www.esri.com/software/arcgis
),
Indiemapper
(
http://indiemapper.com/
),
Instant Atlas
(
http://communities.instantatlas.com/
),
Geocommons
(
http://
geocommons.com/
), and
CartoDB
(
http://cartodb.com/
). Across these options you
will find the ability to create, rich interactive visualizations of geo-spatial data and
full-on mapping applications, typically offering flexible licensing and pricing plans
from free/trial through to premium levels depending on your needs.
Sample screenshot of Instant Atlas mapping capabilities
For those designers with developer skills wishing to have greater creative control
and freedom over their mapping solutions, there are a number of open source
mapping frameworks and libraries such as
Polymaps
(
http://polymaps.org/
),
Kartograph
(
http://kartograph.org/
),
Leaflet
(
http://leafletjs.com/
), and
OpenStreetMap
(
http://www.openstreetmap.org/
).
Additionally,
TileMill
(
http://mapbox.com/tilemill/
) offers an extremely
versatile and accessible application for making elegant data-driven maps whether
you are a beginner designer or more-established cartographer.
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