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Zammo

Settler
Jul 29, 2006
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I've just found out you can add places on the map too. So far i've added a places marker, a camp site marker and a camping stores marker. If anyone can think of any other useful marker types let me know.
 

Jodie

Native
Aug 25, 2006
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www.google.co.uk
I've not had a huge amount of success with this yet but I really want it to work as it
occurred to me that it could be very useful - I've already spotted a couple of useful
outdoors shops in Camden, North London that I'd like to add. I've managed to add
me, which is a start, but when I try and add something else - no joy.

What I'm after is something like this map: http://www.gpcontract.co.uk/map2.html?year=6

This map shows sections of the NHS (Primary Care Trusts or PCTs) and the
statistics for each area in terms of various diseases - and also whether or not
the numbers have gone up from 2005 to 2006. You can hover over the pins to
see the name of the PCT, click on it to get the stats and zoom in on an area
that has more than one PCT close by.

It would also seem to be a useful thing to have all the bushcraft and survival
schools pinned on a map - not that location should override course options
or reputation but it is useful to see where people are. Currently the list is
neither geographic nor alphabetic...

I'm sure our map can do these things - how do I interact with it?
Ta, Jo
 

giancarlo

Full Member
Oct 5, 2003
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Jersey, Channel Islands
It's based on Google Maps, so you should be able to create something like it.

I'm looking on the site now to see if there is a section to let you create something like that, i can get the private one ok, but not seen to make a public one like that yet.

Edit:
It's using the Google Maps API, which means people can build applications using Google Maps.
http://www.google.com/apis/maps/
they must be pulling all the info in from a database... looks pretty hard for Joe Public to do

Ooo, not too hard, hehe ;)
http://mrbridger.co.uk/map.html
 

Jodie

Native
Aug 25, 2006
1,561
11
54
London
www.google.co.uk
Thanks Giancarlo - I think I mightn't be able to do it for this site, although perhaps for
one where I have full access. I'd been thinking about getting this for work but I expect I'll
have to mug up on stuff first.

I just really like their layout with the little pins and embedded information :)
 

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