Cartographic translation of territorial evidence Online Mapping Tool - RIMAP Sergio Muñoz – ESPON Internal Seminar 2013 “Territorial Evidence for Cohesion Policy and Territorial Agenda 2020”

RIMAP – ESPON Mapping Tool - Objective 2 The Online Mapping Tool provides visualization and exploration of the data available in the ESPON Database through maps and charts. This tool fills the gap between the data tables (produced by the ESPON Database) and the static maps (provided by the ESPON Online MapFinder and ESPON projects). ESPON Database ESPON MapFinder

RIMAP – ESPON Mapping Tool - Objective 3 The ESPON Online Mapping Tool is an interactive mapping tool available via a Web Browser, from laptops and Android devices, where users can select, combine and overlay indicators from the ESPON database, choose the geography and even include animations based on indicator time series. Users are guided taking account the data available in each moment in the Database. Maps can be shared through mail or social networks, promoting in this way the potential of the ESPON Database.

RIMAP – ESPON Mapping Tool – Structure 4 When What Where

RIMAP – ESPON Mapping Tool – Target Users 5 The ESPON Mapping Tool has been developed to produce maps in an easy way, so, no scientific knowledge or expert knowledge in GIS is needed to use it. In addition, some comparison tools have been included in order to analyze the correlation between data along the Regions and the Time. Because indicators are filtered by theme or policy, the Staff of the EU Commission and the Representative of the Members States can find useful RIMAP. Moreover, as a “General-Purpose” tool, researcher or people interested in territorial development issues will use RIMAP too.

RIMAP – ESPON Mapping Tool – Accessibility 6 RIMAP is adapted to the main web browsers and to Android devices too.

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RIMAP – ESPON Mapping Tool – Many features are configurable 10 Number of Ranges, method of calculation and break value. Numeric and Typology Colour Scheme. Capital symbol, font and color. Regions borders size and color.

RIMAP – ESPON Mapping Tool – Many features are configurable 11 Show additional years in the charts. Sort and Grouping options

A MEP (Member of the European Parliament) wants to analyse some social and economic indicators in the Baltic regions in the last years. RIMAP – ESPON Mapping Tool – Use Case 12

RIMAP – ESPON Mapping Tool – Availability 13 RIMAP will be available in January 2014 in However, currently, the most part of the functionalities can be tested in Please, send me the bugs detected or your comments to

Cartographic translation of territorial evidence Online Mapping Tool - RIMAP Sergio Muñoz – ESPON Internal Seminar 2013 “Territorial Evidence for Cohesion Policy and Territorial Agenda 2020”