I've created similar applications (under NDA, so I can't post links) in both Drupal and Joomla. Both platforms have modules/plugins that support the Google Maps API. Pretty easy to put together, and hey... people love maps.
The Drupal solution would include the GMap module and possibly the Location module: http://drupal.org/ http://drupal.org/project/gmap http://drupal.org/project/location There are several Google Maps plugins for Joomla, but the most popular non-commercial solution is the Google Maps plugin: http://www.joomla.org/ http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/external-contents/maps-a-locations/maps/1147 I'm aware of a similar solution for Wordpress, though I have no experience with it: http://wordpress.org/ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-maps-for-wordpress/ There are a handful of helpful screencasts on YouTube for doing this type of thing... check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LSwz_eJ7kg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIQBg2SREu8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YHh4JGpTig Good Luck, Bill Bostick -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ari Davidow Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 7:09 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Google Maps and Cultural Heritage We are working on a small project that we hope will involve Google Maps - in our case, it would involve the ability of site visitors to upload an image and post a location. Is anyone else doing something similar? What were your experiences (both in terms of setting it up and especially in terms of visitor response)? Thanks, ari _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
