One frequent request from users of my little Flash map is a way to map traffic to their website. So here it is. The map above displays a week of traffic to the map home page.
I adapted the geocounter PHP script to query the hostip.info API and convert IP address to latitude and longitude and store the location in a database.
There are a few tools that map traffic by adding dots to a PNG or markers to an embedded Google map, but I find these cluttered and cumbersome. My map does a few things differently:
The geocounter script is GPL’ed and the map is free for personal or non-profit use, but requires a license for commercial use. For more information visit http://backspace.com/mapapp/.
Download the PHP scripts and world map at http://backspace.com/mapapp/geocounter.zip.
It's been thrilling watching traffic show up from far-flung places. Sort of takes me back to the old web odometer days. Enjoy!