基于时间的数据可视化？

Question

I am trying to build a map online using the Google Maps Javascript API that displays population in certain cities, varying with time. I want the visualization to look somewhat like the "Population" or "Earthquake" demos from here https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/ under the data visualization category.

Basically, I would like it to animate through multiple weeks of data, changing the size of a circle on each city depending on the population in that city at that moment in time.

I have a basic version displaying just one moment in time that I set up with the help of this tutorial: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/shapes#circle_add but I'm not sure how to make it animate with time.

If someone could help point me towards a tutorial that deals with this, or at least point me in the right direction, it would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Answer 1

I am sure there are others here that will chip in and might give you more details, but I have been thinking about this as well and what comes to mind is a javascript loop to go through the dates here is an example of someone trying to solve an issue around markers, but there seems to be a loop going through an array.

Add infowindow to looped array of markers on google map using api v3

Also, here there seems to be a couple of examples though I am about to try them.

Time series and animated graphics in Google Maps