Click here to see the SAS code.
Click here to see the example.


This example is a proof-of-concept showing that you can take a gif image
of a map (such as a hardware store, a mall, etc) and create an 'invisible'
sas/graph gmap such that you can register/overlay markers and text at the
correct position, and use this map to show or locate items on the gif image.

The map also has drilldowns set up, such that when you click on the star
(or product name), it launches a search on the homedepot website for
information about that product.

The map is built, and all the product location information is created using 
the following program...
homedep_build.sas

If you are on the internal sas network, and have access to our sas/intrnet
servers, you can run the interactive version of this example, which lets
you choose from over 100 products, and generate a custom map showing the
location of that product (on-the-fly).

   Virtual Home Depot (SAS/Intrnet)


Here is some of the output of homedep_build.sas, which helps me know
what x/y coordinates correspond to what location on the map:
homedep_build.htm


This map and data is from an actual/real Home Depot - the one that's
near the sas headquarters (Home Depot, 2031 Walnut Street, Cary NC
27511).

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