Globe 3-D Implementation for Political Social Networking Site wanted

Budget: $500 to $1,000

We're looking for a Flash developer to help us integrate an interactive globe in with a political social networking site.

When applying to this job, please indicate one or both of the globes we’ve listed in item #2 so we know you’ve read it.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

1. The political social networking website is based on PHP and the Symfony framework, data output to be supplied in XML; the globe should be able to read and display such data.

2. Either preexisting Flash globes may be used or a globe may be created from scratch.  Here are some examples of globes that we’ve looked at:

• http://activeden.net/item/3d-spinning-interactive-globe/67604?WT.ac=search_item&WT.seg_1=search_item&WT.z_author=fjordside
This is the closest we’ve seen to what we want.   The format of XML is pretty similar as well.

• http://activeden.net/item/interactive-3d-world-map-extended-edition/100932?WT.ac=search_thumb&WT.seg_1=search_thumb&WT.z_author=flash_fx  

NOTE:  If preexisting software is used, then the company providing said software must have no preexisting political connections or relationships, in order to avoid the perception of political bias.

3. The globe should use a political map with the individual countries and bodies of water colored in, not a physical map.  We can source and supply this if need be.

4. We’ll want to customize the globe markers (at the very least the colors) depending on various inputs (user’s home country, gender, etc.)

5. The globe must update at regular intervals without a browser refresh.  One second intervals would be ideal, depending on server and browser overhead.

6. The globe should be able to work with latitude/longitude coordinates.

7. Ideally, a Javascript will be used to detect the presence of Flash and show the globe when possible, with a 2-D alternative if not possible.  Please note that Google Maps is not a valid option for the 2-D alternative since they are highly active in the political scene and we require a product that is politically neutral.
This is an optional request, however.  The globe is the major component.