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How would you implement an interactive plan / plan map?

I need to build an “interactive plan” for the mall (or two).

Many mall websites already have this (such as Bluewater in the UK )

Traditionally, the way to create such a plan / map is to do it in Flash. The actual plan is a Flash resource, and the data describing which retailer is located in each place is selected from the web server as XML. In this way, editors can update the location of retailers without having to edit and recompile the SWF file. However, if the floor plan itself changes (for example, a larger store is split into two smaller ones), then the map must be edited. Another disadvantage is that the data is not available to third parties for mashup, etc.

So, besides Flash, what would you consider using to achieve the same effect? I know SVG, but IE does not support it.

I was wondering: "What would Google do?" Are there any examples on Google Maps or Google Earth that lead you inside the building?

More generally, what open standards are available to represent internal plans?

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For SVG and IE, see this document: SVG Strengths in Web Mapping , which was introduced this year at the SVG Open Conference. The demo works fine in all browsers, including IE.

Downloading floor plan data over XHR and then using RaphaëlJS will also be an option that works in all browsers, something like this should be pretty simple , but using any other path data.

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