There are some general articles here: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/
mainly targeted at mysql/php developers but the same ideas can be used in other languages etc. Other than that I would say the question is rather general, and how exactly you go about it really depends on a personal preference, and the resources you have, so its kinda hard for someone here to give solid advice. Another great place to get some ideas and inspiration (and even code!) http://econym.org.uk/gmap/ On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 6:04 PM, Kevo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > Thank you for taking the time to help me with my question. > > I work for Experience Works, a non-profit organization that is > dedicated to assist low-income seniors, many with multiple barriers to > employment, get the training they need to find good jobs in their > local communities. > > We have training centers in many counties in over 30 states but it's > technically impossible to find them through our website (http:// > www.experienceworks.org, look on the left side where it says for > seniors). So my main goal is to improve this by using google Maps API. > I want to create marker for every training center we have. Then users > will search for their county and state and will show results of all > the closest training centers not just the one in their county. The > closest thing we have to map is this: > http://ew.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=Find_An_Office_Home > and it just sucks! > > The reason why we need to improve this is because if there isn't a > training center in your county then it returns ZERO results, although > there could be one in the next town. I spent almost 30 minutes trying > to find just one center. I don't even want to think about how > frustrated some seniors would get using this. > > Now that you have some background on the project ahead let me tell you > about what i know. > Im basic with Javascript, I understand most of the code, I have plenty > of resources to review and I have no problem looking through the > reference guide online for Google Maps API. I just need some guidance > as to how approach this goal. > > So is it possible to upload some kind of datatable with addresses > (there is a lot of them and finding the coordinates for each one could > take ages), then display them as markers on our customized map. Then > if you click on the center, like in Google maps, you get information > like phone number address and all of that. > > Thank you so much for your help. Trust me you will be making a > difference in the life of many seniors. > > Kevin > > > > > > > -- Barry - www.nearby.org.uk - www.geograph.org.uk - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
