Thank you very much for your response! In that case, for when I am figuring out how to do this, what are some good key words I can use to refine my searches...for example, instead of searching "submitting info into a KML file", what exactly is the specific words I can look up ( first of all, so I can stop bugging the listserv).
Also, what resources (books, webpages, etc) would you recommend for someone just beginning working with Google APIs? Thank you! Robin On Oct 22, 9:24 pm, Grok Lobster <[email protected]> wrote: > Except for the shapefile, yes. Google uses KML. > > On Oct 22, 4:18 pm, Robin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I am new to working with google maps API , but have experience working > > with GIS, and I am trying to find out if it would be possible to > > perform an action with google maps api, or it would be better that I > > go with one of the open source online mapping like MapServer or > > MapGuide. > > > My question is: > > > In Google Maps API, is it possible to have a polygon shapefile in > > which a user could click on a shapefile, submit information, and > > have the information either 1) return to me as a text file or 2) be > > stored onto a database which I could retrieve. > > > For example, lets say I want the person to select a polygon on the > > shapefile that corresponds with a persons house, and have them input > > the number of people that live in that house, and then I could see > > what they input.....so if John Doe clicks on his house, which is > > polygon number 15, and inputs that he has 5 people living that > > house, it will either input into a database or send me a text file > > that says > > "polygon 15 has 5 people living in the house". > > > Thank you, > > Robin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API V2" 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.
