ICON LEGEND
 R  REUTERS ALERTNET
 G  GOOGLE NEWS
 M  MOREOVER
 P  PROMED MAIL
 W  WHO-CSR

ABOUT THIS MAP: This experimental map is generated from news reports from both expert-curated and general news sources. Content is passed on to the OpenCalais web service for entity annotation. The display is rendered using Google Maps and SIMILE Exhibit. EpiSPIDER is a project that demonstrates connectivity within an emerging information and knowledge architecture using the data and service-based end points of novel and existing Internet-based applications. The left and right panels provide facet-based browsing parameters which users can select to limit the markers displayed on the map panel.