Scalable map of site content

Posted by Bevan on February 4, 2008 at 2:44am

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.

Currently you can see the map has a large amount of markers on it and it has a full-screen mode and switcher. I've just implemented a delayed marker loader that loads 4 markers per 1 second (or other rate) which keeps the map usable and responsive while loading 100s or 1000s of markers.

We have more exciting developments in the works and I plan to contribute the code in the near future. I may also be presenting this at DrupalCon.

I'd be interested in feedback and the best way to contribute this.

Partially sponsored by CivicActions and Witness.

Bevan/

Comments

Fantastic!

Posted by tom_o_t on February 18, 2008 at 10:51pm

This is an amazing project - I'm really interested to learn more about how you developed it. The full screen mode and delayed marker loader are both excellent features.

I read on your page on DrupalCon that you're contributing it to the GMap module - could you add an update here when you've done that?

Cheers!

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Sure. I don't think that

Posted by Bevan on February 18, 2008 at 11:07pm

Sure. I don't think that session proposal got into DrupalCon, so it's not a priority for me now, but it is something I still plan to do.

Bevan/

Full screen mode

Posted by MarkBell (not verified) on February 26, 2008 at 8:59pm

The full screen display is fantastic - please make this available soon.

Mark

I'm working on this with

Posted by tom_o_t on February 26, 2008 at 9:35pm

I'm working on this with Bevan to contribute it as a module/addon. I'll update here with progress...

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Excellent

Posted by eggthing on June 3, 2008 at 2:13pm

Love it! The delayed loading really makes sense.

Meg Lee Chin
http://megleechin.com

Exactly what I currently

Posted by trogie on January 9, 2009 at 7:53am

Exactly what I currently need! Any progress?

interesting

Posted by ryanscott on January 9, 2009 at 9:55am

This is great stuff. I'd be interested in finding out if there's generic module being developed for dynamically updating maps with different types of data, overlays, etc. live feeds for updating rss feeds

And this map for Witness - At Causecact we are also working with them. They are a fantastic organization. We are helping them raise donations via our website for free. Can I somehow embed their map onto their profile on Causecast? http://www.causecast.org/org/witness I'm sure they'd dig it.

Ryan Scott
CEO, Causecast.org
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