The Surfacing project is sponsored by SubOptic who partners with TeleGeography to utilize their cartography technology. TeleGeography uses a variety of tools to create a comprehensive submarine cable network map including Adobe Illustrator\u2019s Javascript API, MAPublisher, Google Fusion Tables, and Google Map API.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TeleGeography\u2019s primary tool for digital cable network cartography is MAPublisher. This tool is a GIS plugin from Avenza allowing TeleGeography \u201cto geo-reference every piece of artwork, fusing the team’s creative ideas to hard data.\u201d(TeleGeography<\/a>) Nodes on the interactive map are geocoded on TeleGeography\u2019s Mercator base map using MAPublisher. \u201cThis allows us to export two data sets: KML for the submarine cable lines, and Points for the landing points.\u201d(TeleGeography<\/a>) Simply put, MAPublisher allows TeleGeography to place nodes on a map and connect them visually using KML. View TeleGeography\u2019s interactive submarine cable network map here<\/a>. \u201cMAPublisher\u00ae cartography software seamlessly integrates more than fifty GIS mapping tools into Adobe Illustrator to help you create beautiful maps.\u201d(MAPublisher<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Surfacing project is sponsored by SubOptic who partners with TeleGeography to utilize their cartography technology. TeleGeography uses a variety of tools to create a comprehensive submarine cable network map including Adobe Illustrator\u2019s Javascript API, MAPublisher, Google Fusion Tables, and Google Map API. TeleGeography\u2019s primary tool for digital cable network cartography is MAPublisher. This tool … <\/p>\n