I'm hoping to overlay UK regions (East Midlands, Wales, London etc) on a Google Map. Ideally the regions could be coloured, opaque and have some form of label. There is no hover / interaction requirements for the overlays.
Q – #1 – It seems like this could be achieved with KML or fusion tables. Which do you think would be better?
Q – #2 – Do you know of a good source for the outline points of these regions? I've got access to points on other maps (SVG – see link below) but not sure if this translates. If regions are not available counties could be used and coloured the same (Counties – see link below )
SVG – http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/datablog/interactive/2012/jul/11/olympians-map-uk-olympics
Counties – http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/interactive/2011/nov/16/youth-unemployment-map
Many thanks
Best Answer
I recommend using Map to KML in ArcMap 10. Labeling the features is not straightforward--although, there is a good discussion here.
Regarding data sources, I would recommend checking out this site from gadm.org. The attached Google Earth image uses this data source and the described methods.