Raleigh Crime Map
By rob • May 28th, 2008 • Category: Featured, Interactive Graphics
About: Raleigh Crime Map is a mashup that takes daily crime reports from the Raleigh Police Department and plots them in a Google Map interface. The map is available for browsing by the general public and is also configured to support news stories on the News & Observer site.
Specs: The project uses the Google Maps Javascript API. The database is stored in mySQL and PHP calls query the database to dynamically build and display the correct info on the map. The map also incorporates a shareware zooming tool that allows the user to draw a box around an area to search for results.
Roles: Multimedia Producer, Programmer
rob is Rob Roberts, a new media journalist who specializes in Flash interactives and documentary video. He is originally from the mountains of Virginia, but is currently living near Washington, DC.
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