Questions on the application of Mathematica to geography, including the use of the CountryData[] and CityData[] functions. Not to be confused with geodesy.
2
votes
1answer
100 views
Geocoding addresses to geographic coordinates
I am writing a research proposal for a project on voter turnout as related to proximity to mass transit. The first part of my project would require geocoding hundreds of thousands of addresses, but ...
5
votes
1answer
464 views
Using JLink to decode GMap Polyline strings
I would like to use this java code inside Mathematica using JLink. It converts Google Maps API Encoded Polylines to a list of points. I tried the Mathematica tutorial but get lost.
There is the Java ...
27
votes
1answer
691 views
Google Map in Notebooks?
Using Mark McClure's GPXToGoogleMap results in a HTML and Javascript code which can be viewed by any browser. Is it possible to load this map into the notebook, which obviously means for example that
...
13
votes
1answer
412 views
Using Texture to color countries according to their timezones
So I'm trying to make a world map, where each country is colored according to its timezone. Except, for countries with multiple timezones, the country is filled with vertical stripes of colors ...
15
votes
2answers
490 views
Highlighting individual countries on a world map
Consider the following list of countries which I would like to highlight on a world map:
...
15
votes
1answer
287 views
CountryData and the areas of the world
If I add the WaterArea and the LandArea of the world, I get the same number as if I asked for the total area of the world in the first place:
...
