Note that Erik Peterson already made the source code available for doing something similar:
http://lists.ldsoss.org/pipermail/ldsoss/2006-April/002213.html The nice thing about his approach is that it operates on the ward level. So one person would follow his instructions, enabling the creation of a map for the ward which could then be shared in an appropriate manner. I absolutely agree that one should never give their username and password for one website to another. There is always a more secure solution to what that could accomplish. Charles -----Original Message----- > From: Manfred Riem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [Ldsoss] Mapping on lds.org > Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:25:52 -0500 > To: 'LDS Open Source Software' <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], > LDS Open Source Software <[email protected]> > > Hi there, > > Well then I would suggest everyone just ask for the source and install it on > their own servers. > > Manfred > > _____ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jay Askren > Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 8:58 AM > To: LDS Open Source Software > Subject: Re: [Ldsoss] Mapping on lds.org > > > First, I want to say the website is very cool. Unfortunately, when I > forwarded it on to some of our church leaders, I got a response that caught > me a bit off guard. A member of our bishopric was very hesitant to put his > username and password to a non church sponsored website. The more I think > about it, it's a very legitimate concern especially today when I'm getting > phishing emails several times a week. I'm sure Richard's website is just > fine, but someone with less sincere intentions than Richard could send a > similar email to this email list just as Richard did, and capture all of our > usernames and passwords to the church website as we go and log into the > website to see the cool web page he built. How can we really know if we > trust websites posted to this or any other email list which asks for > sensitive information. Any thoughts on this? > > Jay > > > On 4/6/06, Richard K Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here's my attempt at it: > > https://www.moregoodfoundation.org/wardmap/ > <https://www.moregoodfoundation.org/wardmap/> > > After entering your LDS.org username and password, it will fetch your > ward directory, geocode the addresses, and map it. Your credentials > are transmitted entirely over SSL, and are not saved. > > I'm using Geocoder.us for the geocoding, which works pretty well but > isn't perfect -- some of my ward member's houses were in the wrong > place. But my BYU ward isn't very interesting anyway, since all the > markers are in one tiny clump. > > Richard > > > --- > Richard K. Miller > www.richardkmiller.com > > > > > On Apr 5, 2006, at 4:02 PM, Todd Miner wrote: > > > What I'd really like to see is a mashup of the posted addresses on > > the ward web site with Google maps. Since I work at the stake > > level, I'd love to see all the stake members pinpointed on a map > > with different color pushpins for their ward assignments. I'm sure > > this is possible, and I have even found websites that will publish > > my spreadsheet full of addresses via Google maps - but they charge > > for their services. > > > > > > Sounds like a great open source project. :) > > > > > Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 07:02:39 -0600 > > > From: "Ed Ashton" < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Subject: [Ldsoss] RE: Welcome to the "Ldsoss" mailing list (Digest > > > mode) > > > > > > Besides the rudimentary mapping on the lds website using mapquest > > does > > > anybody know of any other mapping or GIS related projects the > > Church has > > > embarked on? I'm a membership clerk in our local unit and have > > found using > > > ESRI's Arcview very helpful for leaders, members and missionaries > > to know > > > where members live. Not to mention the the plethora of other useful > > > information that a GIS can contain. > > > > > > Crush! Zap! Destroy! Junk e-mail trembles before the might of > > Windows Live(tm) Mail beta. Windows Live(tm) Mail beta > > _______________________________________________ > > Ldsoss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.ldsoss.org/mailman/listinfo/ldsoss > > _______________________________________________ > Ldsoss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ldsoss.org/mailman/listinfo/ldsoss > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ldsoss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ldsoss.org/mailman/listinfo/ldsoss -- Hardly a driver Is now alive Who passed On hills At 75 Burma-Shave http://burma-shave.org/jingles/1939/hardly_a_driver _______________________________________________ Ldsoss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ldsoss.org/mailman/listinfo/ldsoss
