Hi, I have not re-visited the Google Maps 'enhanced' plug-in for a while - but the idea of my modifications is based exactly on Blair's point - the admin interface for points accepts a coordinate or an address. If an address is entered, the admin. type page geocodes it on entry and stores the lat/long coordinate into the FarCry DB.
When the webskin runs it first uses the coordinate (thus not requiring a geocode at display time) but will still use an address (and geocode it) is no coordinate is found. You can see this running nice and quickly at: http://publicspace.planning.sa.gov.au/index.cfm?objectid=E9C31663-96B8-CC2B-EAAEA6E5C2D40EDA. Like I said, I haven't looked at my code for a while (and a few FC versions) but if others are making enhancements or modifications to keep up with the Google Maps changes it would be great to see these packaged up and added to the bug tracker! Cheers David On Feb 19, 7:49 am, Chris Kent <[email protected]> wrote: > See image for map with 200 points - no delays from Google. > > Chris. > > > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Chris Kent <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would agree with this - save the latitude and longitude values in > > the database. Then you can add many points to the map. > > > I have just run a simple test to create 100 points on a map with no > > problem. I then went mad and tried 1000 points but it only created > > 723. All were simple points with very little text in the pop-up. > > > Not using the plugin - custom code. > > > Be aware of Google's T&C's on saving and re-using lat/long values > > returned from using the api. You may need to seek permission first if > > you want to use Google for geocoding. > > > You can use other services for geocoding - currently using > >http://www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk > > > The Royal Mail postcode database will soon be made free for all to use > > - hopefully this will also include geocoding based on postcodes as > > well. > > > Chris. > > > On Feb 18, 9:00 pm, Blair McKenzie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Perhaps the geocoding could be done at the point of entry with afterSave > > or > > > a dependant ftWatch field. But I haven't had time to take a good look at > > the > > > plugin, so I don't know if that would fit. > > > > Blair > > > > On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 10:42 PM, James Buckingham <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > Got it, thanks a lot Phillip, unforunately that one didn't work for us > > > > either. > > > > > Did a bit more research this morning and the issue seems to be the > > > > calls to Google rather than the plugin itself. > > > > > This page goes into more detail.... > >http://econym.org.uk/gmap/geomulti.htm > > > > > ... but it seems to be down to this multiple calls to Google. If we go > > > > beyond 12 / 13 then we get these messages. We've added delays on each > > > > request but apart from going up to about 4 secs we're not getting the > > > > results back. That's obviously too slow though! > > > > > Like that page recommends we ideally should be doing the call from > > > > ColdFusion, processing the page and inserting the data at the right > > > > points. That means a lot more work from our point of view though so > > > > I've recommended that they look to separate that map out instead. > > > > > Anyway hope that helps anyone else that hits this issue as well ;-). > > > > > Cheers again, > > > > James > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message cos you are subscribed to "farcry-dev" Google > > > > group. > > > > To post, email: [email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe, email: > > > > [email protected]<farcry-dev%2bunsubscr...@googlegrou > > > > ps.com> > > <farcry-dev%2bunsubscr...@googlegrou ps.com> > > > > For more options:http://groups.google.com/group/farcry-dev > > > > -------------------------------- > > > > Follow us on Twitter:http://twitter.com/farcry > > > -- > > You received this message cos you are subscribed to "farcry-dev" Google > > group. > > To post, email: [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, email: > > [email protected]<farcry-dev%2bunsubscr...@googlegrou > > ps.com> > > For more options:http://groups.google.com/group/farcry-dev > > -------------------------------- > > Follow us on Twitter:http://twitter.com/farcry > > > > 200mappoints.png > 300KViewDownload -- You received this message cos you are subscribed to "farcry-dev" Google group. To post, email: [email protected] To unsubscribe, email: [email protected] For more options: http://groups.google.com/group/farcry-dev -------------------------------- Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/farcry
