Mission: To discuss and document topics related to web mapping, cartography, geospatial data storage, geocoding, GIS, and any other geospatial topic as pertaining to Drupal.
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Recent Discussions, News, Events
Geo and "field stalking"
I think that one of the reasons there are so many competing / non-collaborating solutions is that it's really hard to see past our own use cases into a more general focus. I think it would be a big mistake to build an ever-expanding collection of fields to input geographic data, and to try to imagine other cases.
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Hello everyone!
I would like to apply as a student for the summer of code. I know that it's not even clear, if Drupal will be participating, but just in case, I want you to know that I'm all for it. I have a bunch of ideas what I want to do, but I figured it would be best to narrow it down and focus on something. I came up with the idea to write modules which revolve around locations in the real world.
I would love to create
* a CCK field for node locations in general
Notes from discussion about 'How location, mapping, and geo stuff' would be if it were done properly from scratch
Bdragon, bec, Bevan, arthurf, ultimike (mike anello), and Allie Micka discussed what a mapping platform in drupal would look like, how it would be structured, modularized and extendible, if nothing already existed, and if things were ideal. Here are notes from the discussion. Please add anything I may have missed or not covered. Bevan/
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Gmap+views: How to remember center & zoom?
I'm looking for a way for a gmap view to remember its zoom level and centre if the view is refreshed, eg after changing exposed filter values.
Here's a gmap view that shows photos of Hong Kong, located by where they were taken, and with the option to select a date range for when the photos were taken:
http://www.batgung.com/hong-kong-photo-map
Adding a New Feature: Lines and Areas on Maps?
I'd like to allow people to add lines (e.g. bike paths, walking routes) and areas (e.g. parks, forests, polluted areas) and have these display alongside points using gmap_views.
I've had a look around the Location and Mapping group discussion, the GMap issue queue, the various other mapping modules (GMap Addons, Geo, GeoBrowser, OpenLayers) and haven't found any development being done on this.
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Open source / freely licensed stack for your own advanced map serving
EveryBlock (now launched in Chicago) just blogged about the technology they used to create their own mapping platform (not using Google or Yahoo maps). It's missing a few details no doubt, but in addition to the already open components listed here, EveryBlock (funded by the Knight Foundation, which is also making significant investments in Drupal) will ultimately make the complete recipe available. Here's the parts they're using:
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Google Mapplets ?
Hi,
Sorry to put this in story, it's a question I have !
Does somebody has plans with the Google Mapplets ? Basically a Mapplet is like a Google Maps mashup but the map can also be published on Google Maps, if the user adds the Mapplet. There's a thread about this here too.
Thanks !
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Gmap Driving direction?
This might not be the right place for this question, if so my apologies.
I'm trying to find out how to add the driving directions to gmap targets on my map; currently it doesn't include that when I use gmap with location module and I have scanned google and couldn't find anything that talks about that for Drupal.
If this is not the right location for this or if someone possesses the knowledge of this could point me in the right direction I would be very happy.
Regards,
Chris W.
Scalable map of site content
I can't believe I only just found this group. In case you didn't get it through Planet Drupal, at CivicActions I have been working hard on the Witness Hub Map. It is a mashup of google maps with the Hub with enhancements that make it appealing, interactive, fun and (almost) infinitely scalable.
Read moreLocation v3 Goals
Guys,
Brandon (Bdragon) and Massa (brmassa) are going to maintain the Location module for now on. We are going to launch a new version, the v3.
We need to focus on some bug fixing and making some features more generic. Then we will think about more sophisticated features.
If you want to suggest new features or bugs, please, use the Issues List.
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