Have you ever wondered what would happen if a nuclear bomb goes off in your city? With Google's Maps framework and a bit of Javascript, you can see the outcome. And it doesn't look good.

The recent upgrade to the Google Chart API brings new types of charts with interesting possibilities. One of them, the Radar Chart, is well suited to be used as foundation for our new Wind Rose gadget.

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Have you ever wondered what would happen if a nuclear bomb goes off in your city? With Google's Maps framework and a bit of Javascript, you can see the outcome.
And it does not look good.

Charts for the Web has always been a hassle: get the data, validate it, use graphical libraries, work out the axis, render data on screen. Etc.

Now there's an elegant alternative in the Google Chart API.

The Google Chart API allows any developer to produce a chart by submitting a URL. The result is a nifty image of your data that can be embedded in any webpage. Cool.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if a nuclear bomb goes off in your city?

With Google's Mapplet framework and a bit of Javascript, you can see the outcome.

And it does not look good.

Preparing the Blast

A Mapplet is a convenient map that can be addressed by latitude and longitude, and it supports certain events and methods.