User-generated RadarBox Location Map

[tarbat]

Wouldn't it be possible to host the map on a private website and assign read only rights to it?

If I knew how!!  Maybe we would get something setup on http://radarbox.gofreeserve.com/

[Allocator]

I'm game if somebody could point me in the right direction.

The advantage of Google Map is that you can pan and zoom.  A static map of the whole world just isn't going to be any good.

Edit: I need to do a bit of reading up regarding the Google Maps API - too late tonight!

[GlynH]

I've started something now...;^)

The race is on!

Have a great weekend!

Kind regards,
-=Glyn=-

[Allocator]

Would a Google Earth .kml(?) file work?  One person could update/produce it, then it could be downloaded from the Utilities website and displayed using Google Earth as required.

[GlynH]

I hope you're not asking me Gary?

Don't forget I'm the one who spent half-a-very-frustrating-hour trying to add his pin to a map that doesn't exist any more! ;^)

Kind regards,
-=Glyn=-

[Allocator]

Don't worry Glyn, I think that I might be talking myself into this job!

I won't be able to do much until next week, but maybe people who wanted to participate could send their approximate positions via the RadarBox Utilties webmaster address, then I could create the kml file?

More reading for me to do here!

http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/kml_tut.html

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2">
  <Placemark>
    <name>Simple placemark</name>
    <description>Attached to the ground. Intelligently places itself
       at the height of the underlying terrain.</description>
    <Point>
      <coordinates>-122.0822035425683,37.42228990140251,0</coordinates>
    </Point>
  </Placemark>
</kml>

The structure of this file breaks down as follows:

    * An XML header. This is line 1 in every KML file. No spaces or other characters can appear before this line.
    * A KML namespace declaration. This is line 2 in every KML 2.2 file.
    * A Placemark object that contains the following elements:
          o A name that is used as the label for the Placemark
          o A description that appears in the "balloon" attached to the Placemark
          o A Point that specifies the position of the Placemark on the Earth's surface (longitude, latitude, and optional altitude)

[Allocator]

OK, making some progress here :-)

Here is a Google Earth kml file with 3 fictitious RB locations just to the west of Wrexham UK.  They are a bit close together, but if you zoom in you will see all 3.  If you have Google Earth installed, either download the attached file and double-click on it, or run Google Earth first, then use File > Open > RB Location Test.kml

The naming options are:

Name - This is what shows on the map

Description - This is what you see in the balloon when you click on the point.

I did change the icon from the pushpin, but I seem to have lost that somewhere ....... need to read the instructions again :-)

What do you reckon, worth giving a go?

[RodBearden]

Works fine for me, Allo' :-)

Only problem is that you seem to have the job of inputting everybody's pins, and it's not going to be updated regularly, especially if you insist on swanning off on holiday!

Rod

[jgrloit]

My Base Location

<Placemark>
    <name>JGRLoit Home</name>
    <description>Hexham.</description>
    <Point>
      <coordinates>54.9686,-2.1049,0</coordinates>
    </Point>
  </Placemark>

[tarbat]

Can't we do something like the Planeplotter user map - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9543/WWWR/ships/sharelist.html?dir=PP&typ=hyb&siz=2&lat=20&lon=-90

That uses a Google Map, but on a private web-site.

[Allocator]

Works fine for me, Allo' :-)

Only problem is that you seem to have the job of inputting everybody's pins, and it's not going to be updated regularly, especially if you insist on swanning off on holiday!

Rod

Yes, you are right - it depends how many people want to join in :-0

At least it would mean that no s***y ****** would be able to trash it!  I'll give it a go and put the latest kml here every so often, then upload it to the Utilities website sometime next week.

I warn you all - I may get bored with this :-)

[Allocator]

Can't we do something like the Planeplotter user map - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9543/WWWR/ships/sharelist.html?dir=PP&typ=hyb&siz=2&lat=20&lon=-90

That uses a Google Map, but on a private web-site.

I don't know - looks a bit beyond me that.  I suppose that this used the Google Earth API?

[tarbat]

Could you ask Airnav to provide a file of all sharers' town/city/country.  It's what they provided to me last time, and we really just need an up-to-date list from Airnav of all sharers' town/city/country.  You can then run that through a little utility that I used last time to generate map coordinates, and post that as a Google Map.

Just trying to save you some work in updating a map all the time!!

[colinhall]

Hi Tarbat Allocator,
Can you add me to your map. My village is St Margarets At Cliffe,Nr Dover, Kent. And can you tell me in simple english the easiest way toget on to it.
Thanks, Colin Hall.

[AirNav Support]

In theory, we can do this to our current network map.

1.) Plot position of customer based on the there town/city, country location. (Mark as Blue Marker)
2.) If no details above entered we can use the method used at the moment from IP to Geo location (Mark as Red Marker)

Does that sound helpfull or not? Of course this relies that the town/city entered is correct and not vague.