Is this still live or did it need doing before last Saturday? On 14/12/2007, Matthew Cashmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The following is a request for help from George South from the rather cool > iPM on Radio 4... If anyone can help he can be contacted on the details > below.... > > > ----------- > I'm looking for help from a google maps guru, for a project we're trying > to get ready by tomorrow. > > I work on a Radio 4 programme, iPM, and we're asking listeners to send us > their postcodes, with the aim of putting them on a google map and mashing > them up. We've got a huge data set (15,000 and counting) which due to my > incompetent javascript skills is rendering extremely slowly. The google maps > api supports large numbers of markers through the Marker Manager, but I've > been unable to get it working correctly and wonder if anyone can help? > > We're currently loading the data via json from a google spreadsheet atom > feed located here: * > http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/list/o17679039629647399716.2930451282349859181/od6/public/basic > * <* > http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/list/o17679039629647399716.2930451282349859181/od6/public/basic > *> > > I'm working on the map at *http://www.typocrat.com/maps/iPMmap2.html* <* > http://www.typocrat.com/maps/iPMmap2.html*> -- it's not got any of the > marker manager code in it at the moment because it basically broke the map > when I tried to add it. Could anybody help with implementing marker manager > such that only 100-150 markers are displayed in the viewport at any one > time? > > Any help from Backstagers would be hugely appreciated -- we don't have a > proper tech budget for this but could pay a sum for any more hands-on help. > > Thanks, > George > > :::::::::::::::::::::::::: > George South > iPM // BBC Radio Four > +44 (0) 20 8624 8880 > *http://www.bbc.co.uk/ipm* <*http://www.bbc.co.uk/ipm*> > ------------- > > _______________________ > *Matthew Cashmore > *Development Producer > * > **BBC Future Media & Technology, Research and Innovation > *BC5C3, Broadcast Centre, Media Village, W12 7TP > > *T:* 020 8008 3959 (02 83959) > *M:* 07711 913241 (072 83959) >
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