Hi everyone,
I've been developing a customized version of GeoNode called "WorldMap"
for Harvard University's Center for Geographic Analysis. Some of
the new features built so far include:
- Search layer attributes by text and highlight matches on the map
- Specify which layer attributes should be searchable
- Query layers by mouse click: display the selected feature's
attributes and outline it on the map.
- Set layer attribute titles that appears in query results
- Display layers in a category tree
- Allow renaming and drag/drop of layers and categories
- Metadata link on layer properties window which redirects user to
that layer's description page
- Display Picasa and YouTube feeds based on keywords assigned by the
user
- User-assigned URL suffixes for maps (worldmap.harvard.edu/maps/
<user_url_suffix>
- Introductory window on first visit to any map, with content
determined by the map owner.
- Assign layer/map access permissions to users by email address
instead of existing username: create accounts for the addresses if
they don't already exist and send an email with their username and
temporary password
The project is still in the alpha stage and there are plenty of kinks
to work out, but feel free to check it out if you're interested - you
can visit the website at http://worldmap.harvard.edu/alpha, it's
currently running on Amazon Web Services. The code is also available
at https://github.com/cga-harvard/cga-worldmap. Any feedback you can
give would be much appreciated.
Many thanks to the GeoNode team for putting together a great platform
and making this possible!
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Matt Bertrand
GIS Programmer
Center for Geographic Analysis
Harvard University
617-495-1168
[email protected]
