Web GIS in practice VIII: HTML5 and the canvas element for interactive online mapping
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Author(s)
Kamel Boulos, Maged N.
Gong, Jianya
Yue, Peng
Warren, Jeffrey Yoo
Date Issued
March 2010
Journal
International Journal of Health Geographics
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BioMed Central Ltd
Citation
International Journal of Health Geographics. 2010 Mar 03;9(1):14
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Final published version
Abstract
HTML5 is being developed as the next major revision of HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), the core markup language of the World Wide Web. It aims at reducing the need for proprietary, plug-in-based rich Internet application (RIA) technologies such as Adobe Flash. The canvas element is part of HTML5 and is used to draw graphics using scripting (e.g., JavaScript). This paper introduces Cartagen, an open-source, vector-based, client-side framework for rendering plug-in-free, offline-capable, interactive maps in native HTML5 on a wide range of Web browsers and mobile phones. Cartagen was developed at MIT Media Lab's Design Ecology group. Potential applications of the technology as an enabler for participatory online mapping include mapping real-time air pollution, citizen reporting, and disaster response, among many other possibilities.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory. Design Ecology Group
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory
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https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-072X-9-14
