Hi, yes, I think there should be the possibility in maps to have custom images instead of an actual map where you can display points. I have never used this myself, though.
There is another option: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ImageMap cheers, Bernhard ----- Am 8. Jun 2019 um 15:05 schrieb semediawiki-user [email protected]: > Hi Yaron, thanks for responding and great insights as usual. These are times I > wish I had more programming experience.. I’d enthusiastically take on the task > of bringing points data entry and query back to page forms. For us Enterprise > MW users I would argue that this feature is essential in every enterprise > application whether people know it or not, ha ha.. Being able to quickly > graphically annotate an image of parking lot or an exit plan or a Road closure > .. These are Basic enterprise applications. > > I would think you would want to recover this capability in page Foms just to > keep all such data collection under one extension. Otherwise some lesser > extension will come along and try to do it. > > If you do decide to include this in page forms, do you have any thoughts on > How > many hours of effort to implement? > > I’m not sure which I’m more excited about, the prospect of internal maps added > to page forms or the project management extension that you mentioned not too > long ago. Please don’t ever underestimate your contribution to the enterprise > world. It’s amazing. You really have done and continue to do great work. > > > > ________________________________ > On: 07 June 2019 18:03, "Yaron Koren" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Hi Rich, > > It should be noted that the use of images as maps comprises two parts: > entering > the data, and viewing the data. I don't believe either one is currently > possible, though I could be wrong. For data entry, I think the easiest way to > add support for it would be to modify either the "openlayers" or "leaflet" > input types in Page Forms to allow for using an uploaded image as the map - > both OpenLayers and Leaflet inherently allow for such a thing. And for viewing > the data - Semantic MediaWiki has a "leaflet" result format (via the Maps > extension), while Cargo has an "openlayers" format. Both could similarly be > modified to allow for displaying query results on an uploaded image. > > It should be noted that, about ten years ago, both entry and viewing of > image-based maps were possible, via the extensions then called Semantic Maps > and Semantic Forms. This is one of those features that just stopped being > supported, due I guess to lack of interest. Which is too bad, because it does > seem useful for a lot of different applications. But it never really got usage > before. Maybe now is a good time to bring this feature back, if enough people > show an interest in it. > > I should also note that there's an extension called Semantic Image Annotator: > > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Image_Annotator<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.mediawiki.org_wiki_Extension-3ASemantic-5FImage-5FAnnotator&d=DwMFaQ&c=ApwzowJNAKKw3xye91w7BE1XMRKi2LN9kiMk5Csz9Zk&r=9NM-9omoRra7fL56CWslBkAVE25KY5Ff9rp6kNpFDRw&m=G9_ckDiL3_82h-sM2b4fJWlZTAo_Yuq6pGF4tYl-mVc&s=egpiK3-6Rd5BIHLcRDv9289t0b1zeob3n51FOs1Rgic&e=> > > It lets you both add and query data, but the data it deals with is rectangles > on > an image and not points, so it may not be what you're looking for. Maybe it's > fine, though. > > -Yaron > > On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 12:08 PM Evans, Richard K. (GRC-H000) via > Semediawiki-user > <semediawiki-<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>forge.net> > wrote: > Happy Friday - What extension is best for annotating interior floor plans and > user maps uploaded as images? > > Is anyone doing this? What do people here recommend? > > I've been trying to learn how to use the "Maps" extension [1] but it's not > clear > to me if custom interior maps are possible with Maps. > > OpenLayers [2] and Cargo [3] look promising but I don't know how to get > started > with them for custom interior maps. I dive in and learn it if I knew upfront > that they had the capability. Can anyone tell me what they're doing? > > /Rich > > [1] > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Maps<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.mediawiki.org_wiki_Extension-3AMaps&d=DwMFaQ&c=ApwzowJNAKKw3xye91w7BE1XMRKi2LN9kiMk5Csz9Zk&r=9NM-9omoRra7fL56CWslBkAVE25KY5Ff9rp6kNpFDRw&m=G9_ckDiL3_82h-sM2b4fJWlZTAo_Yuq6pGF4tYl-mVc&s=YDLnrlnpCaTM4xDwkcCP-w6JOWSsfSNenhsdT9r4l18&e=> > [2] > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:OpenLayers<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.mediawiki.org_wiki_Extension-3AOpenLayers&d=DwMFaQ&c=ApwzowJNAKKw3xye91w7BE1XMRKi2LN9kiMk5Csz9Zk&r=9NM-9omoRra7fL56CWslBkAVE25KY5Ff9rp6kNpFDRw&m=G9_ckDiL3_82h-sM2b4fJWlZTAo_Yuq6pGF4tYl-mVc&s=7WnewyAkuyVl-Xycjou9OLsteP0GC2eIXpRokqF3ivA&e=> > [3] > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cargo<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.mediawiki.org_wiki_Extension-3ACargo&d=DwMFaQ&c=ApwzowJNAKKw3xye91w7BE1XMRKi2LN9kiMk5Csz9Zk&r=9NM-9omoRra7fL56CWslBkAVE25KY5Ff9rp6kNpFDRw&m=G9_ckDiL3_82h-sM2b4fJWlZTAo_Yuq6pGF4tYl-mVc&s=9nWDknMI3lXeGHYGN9lzBe4PgkZ9AZpZeUgPxwmnfz8&e=> > > > _______________________________________________ > Semediawiki-user mailing list > Semediawiki-<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>forge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-user<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists.sourceforge.net_lists_listinfo_semediawiki-2Duser&d=DwMFaQ&c=ApwzowJNAKKw3xye91w7BE1XMRKi2LN9kiMk5Csz9Zk&r=9NM-9omoRra7fL56CWslBkAVE25KY5Ff9rp6kNpFDRw&m=G9_ckDiL3_82h-sM2b4fJWlZTAo_Yuq6pGF4tYl-mVc&s=rAQpulMuhw95VvuKwRLyaC1ogKZz3cBBFj7gwgLAl4Y&e=> > > > -- > WikiWorks · MediaWiki Consulting · > http://wikiworks.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__wikiworks.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=ApwzowJNAKKw3xye91w7BE1XMRKi2LN9kiMk5Csz9Zk&r=9NM-9omoRra7fL56CWslBkAVE25KY5Ff9rp6kNpFDRw&m=G9_ckDiL3_82h-sM2b4fJWlZTAo_Yuq6pGF4tYl-mVc&s=zZUSGM6frhVWi2v8NIHyWRuiigT-ZrSaqTn-cbauuHQ&e=> > > _______________________________________________ > Semediawiki-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-user _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list To unsubscribe, go to: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
