Mapping news: The service of complementing information visualization based on the interface of Google Map

Abstract

This paper firstly analyzes the theory of information visualization, and then based on the interface of Google Map proposing a way to convert text news to graphic news. Focusing on the location of each pieces of news, this web service may give a brief way for the audience to acquire today's or this hour's news (decided by the editor) separately with a virtual world map and provide the news media a useful functionality for their readers. After that, a practical demo is used to illustrate the feasibility of the proposed scheme.