Along the same lines, I'm working on desktop app which shows a map of the ward and where everyone lives. I use a Yahoo web service to geocode the addresses, and then I use Geotools(http://geotools.codehaus.org/) to display the map. One thing I would really like to add to my maps are the ward boundaries. I would need the ward boundaries encoded as a shape file or at least in some digital format, so that I could convert the data to a shape file. Is there any chance that the church has this data and that an open source developer could get access to it?
Jay On 1/26/07, Tom Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
We are working with the different organizations within the Church to determine what data we can provide to people and on what conditions. I have nothing to report yet as it is a very complicated process. However, I would encourage you to write a prototype and send it in and I'll take it to the correct department and show it. Tom >>> On 1/26/2007 at 11:02 AM, in message < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Jesse Stay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 1/26/07, Jay Askren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm on an email list for ward clerks, and there's been quite a bit of > chatter about the following web site: > http://wardmap.theballfamily.org/intro.asp I would like to see one better. I would love to have a client-side app that works similar to this, uses Google maps or such to generate the map, and then plots more than just membership data on the map. As Ward Mission Leader, I'd like to see names of non-members and have the ability, on my own computer (not stored remotely anywhere), write notes about each name, creating a mapped area book of sorts. Ability to store pictures of individuals (for members, perhaps downloaded from the ward website), notes about visits and individual ! circums tances to pass on to missionaries and other ward leaders, ability to color code perceived inactives vs. actives vs. non-members. Then I'd like to take these mapped reports and print them out in various forms. Right now I am manually doing this with a plot map of our ward boundaries. I will probably use photoshop to color-code things. It would be really nice to have all this database-backed and organizable in many different ways. Does anyone know where Zillow gets their plot maps from? I'd love to have access to an API that can pull down not just street and satellite images, but actual plot maps of where each house in a Ward boundaries is. If I had access to something like that, it might just be worth it to me and my calling to write a client-side app that does something like what I mention. I guess I would also need an API to the stake and ward websites as well. Tom (Welch) - any wo! rd on i f the church might allow access to this info in the future for certain registered software developers? I'd be happy to sign an NDA or release if necessary in order to write an app that does this, and donate it to the Church. This would give me huge power as Ward Mission Leader. Jesse -- #!/usr/bin/perl $^=q;@!>~|{>krw>yn{u<$$<Sn||n<|}j=<$$<Yn{u<Qjltn{ > 0gFzD gD, 00Fz, 0,,( 0hF 0g)F/=, 0> "L$/GEIFewe{,$/ 0C$~> "@=,m,|,(e 0.), 01,pnn,y{ rw} >;,$0=q,$,,($_=$^)=~y,$/ C-~><@=\n\r,-~$:-u/ #y,d,s,(\$.),$1,gee,print _______________________________________________ Ldsoss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ldsoss.org/mailman/listinfo/ldsoss ------------------------------ NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. _______________________________________________ Ldsoss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ldsoss.org/mailman/listinfo/ldsoss
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