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REQ: Member Map - Google Maps API

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Topic: REQ: Member Map - Google Maps API

Posted By: MortiOli
Subject: REQ: Member Map - Google Maps API
Date Posted: 04 March 2007 at 11:46am

Just a thought, and was hoping someone might be interested in helping to develop this (I don't have all the skills needed)...

It would be a nice touch to have on our communities, to have a map to show where our members are from.

I used to have a mashed together list when my forum was on Snitz, and what I did was add a field to members profiles, to allow them to choose what county they were in. Then a page would show a list of all counties with a count next to the text (ie, Nottinghamshire (10) ). Members could then click on a county, and a popup would appear to show which members were from there.

Anyway, following on from the above, I thought why can't I do something like that, but using the Google Maps API to plot members locations on a map, using an additional profile field for postcode, for example.

I came across a free script someone had made, which converts a postcode to a longitude / latitude, and then plots it on a Google Map - http://www.coxeh.com/FREE_Google_map_API_UK_Postcode_Search_Script_._geocode_for_the_UK.asp - http://www.coxeh.com/FREE_Google_map_API_UK_Postcode_Search_Script_._geocode_for_the_UK.asp

Would anyone be willing to help me out, and create a MOD for the above? I'm stuck as where to start (as I don't have the coding skills), but I was thinking along the lines of how it would work;

Member adds PostCode to their profile
PostCode is stored in the DB as an additional field
MemberMap.asp loads a Google Map which reads the PostCode field and plots the location
If possible - location is clickable to the member's profile, or shows a Google 'bubble' to show quick profile info (ie, member name, group, post count etc)

Anyone feel in a coding mood?

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Posted By: MortiOli
Date Posted: 06 March 2007 at 12:37pm

Anyone interested?

Posted By: Scotty32
Date Posted: 10 March 2007 at 11:38am

i could offer a little bit of help, ive played with Google Maps API and used it on a few websites.

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Posted By: MortiOli
Date Posted: 13 March 2007 at 12:51pm

Where do you want to start Scotty? lol.

I don't really know enough ASP to get started on it.