Thanks for the suggestions, Cyrus. I'll have a look at the code and see
what I can do.
Regards,
David
On Thursday, 25 April 2019 19:43:55 UTC+1, Cyrus Hiatt wrote:
>
> Hi David -
>
> The search box uses the mapbox geocoder by default. There are a few ways
> that you could customize this:
>
> The best, but most difficult approach:
>
> Create a new geocoder by writing a new geocoder component and registering
> that in Arches. That would be similar to this file:
> `arches/app/media/js/views/components/geocoders/mapbox.js`. Then you would
> need to create a new record in the geocoders table. Then you would update
> the `DEFAULT_GEOCODER` setting in your project's settings file to use the
> geocoderid for your new record.
>
>
> The easier approach:
>
> You could add a `js/views/components/geocoders/` directory to your project
> and create a component similar to:
> arches/app/media/js/views/components/geocoders/mapbox.js. You would have
> to update the `component` field for the default geocoder (Mapbox) in the
> geocoders database table to point to your new component.
>
>
> Even easier:
>
> Add a `js/views/components/geocoders/` directory to your project. Copy the
> `arches/app/media/js/views/components/geocoders/mapbox.js` file into that
> directory. That should override the file in arches. Then modify it to use
> whatever geocoding service best suits your needs. The drawback here of
> course is that you have to remember that the file called 'mapbox' isn't
> really using mapbox's service, but that might not be a concern for you.
>
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> - Cyrus
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 6:18 AM David Osborne <daosborne....@gmail.com
> <javascript:>> wrote:
>
>> We use the Mapbox 'Outside' OpenStreetMap layer as our basemap for the
>> Arches site we are developing for Jersey Heritage. I've been asked why the
>> search field in the top right hand corner of the map ('Locate a Place or
>> Address') doesn't include place names on Jersey, apart from names of most
>> of the twelve parishes on the island. Even Jersey postcodes cannot be
>> found, although UK ones work — for those who don't know, Jersey is not part
>> of the United Kingdom.
>>
>> I'm guessing that the search box is linked to a gazetteer database
>> connected with the OSM basemap. Is it possible to supplement the search
>> with local place names, if we could obtain a list of them with their
>> corresponding co-ordinates? In theory, we could even replace the gazetteer,
>> as we would only be interested in searches for place names within the
>> island's jurisdiction.
>>
>> Thanks
>> David
>>
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