Final Project Proposal

For my final project, I plan on mapping out a Russian population. The audience for this project will be the demographers and others who are very fascinated with populations.

What I want to show: show: an interactive timeline of population and issues (depopulation, WWII) that impacts population.

Thanks to TimeMaps website for inspiring me for my project. This website displays the entire world including the icons that can be tapped to zoom in for historical summary.

I will be using the Flash because I don’t know much about D3 (it drove me crazy!) so Flash will be a good idea to use. The map you will see is the main page that displays Russia. Two small squares will be put below this map. Both squares will converted to a button.  One left square will be clicked to display Russia with subdivisions including issue summaries and pictures. Another right square will be clicked to display charts of population.

Here are the steps below what I will work on.

1)      Add Russia shapefile from ArcMap

2)      Make a main page and add a Russia map picture

3)      Use rectangle tool to create two squares, then convert these to buttons.

4)      Add population data to each subdivision.

5)      Convert subdivisions to the buttons.

6)      Add Zoom In and Out for each subdivision.

7)      Add a summary of issues to each button on subdivision.

8)      Hover over subdivisions to make pictures displayed.

9)      Add population history charts

10)  Add a Back button to the “main page”

11)  Add a splash screen.

For these steps I will work for now. I might add something new if I have an idea.

As for the obstacles I foresee are adding Russia shapefile to Flash, a splash screen and buttons. I will figure out how to add Russia shapefile to the Flash.  It involves ArcMap importing shapefule to the Flash. I would like to add a splash screen, but I don’t sure how yet. I just want it to be creative. I am working on understanding how buttons work and how to use Back button to the “main page”.

Russia has many subdivisions so I hope to be able to find more population data and history for all subdivisions. Further Eastern Russian seems to have less population data and history due to the lesser cities so I will do my best finding data. My goal to accomplish what I have done so far and to make the map presentable.