Ed,
have difficulty believing your reply:
would a printed map that uses a single icon for 'town' with a
gazetteer of locations and additional information be as usable?
The current Google idiom is but one possibility, some user testing of
other well tried methods might be helpful. could you
Ed,
massive abstractions of reality are immensely helpful, most
especially when they are held in common. They are normally used as
words, though in some instances symbols may obtain ~:
ease of learning them should be greatly enhanced given the
interactive and photo illustration available.
It's probably worth pointing out that the OS symbols are the copyright and
intellectual property of the OS.
On 19/06/07, ~:'' ありがとうございました。 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ed,
such an extensive collection of symbols will not be needed.
could you expand on this as your meaning isn't clear?
currently
Ed,
Icons, but where is the key? what icons are standard for google maps?
OS maps provide a key for churches, post offices and much more...
much of this information is static over decades.
markers or drawing pins provide a very limited common vocabulary.
regards
Jonathan Chetwynd
Re: Google Map Symbols Key
an interactive version with improved graphics is now available:
http://www.peepo.co.uk/temp/moulin/moulin.svg
using CSS only ~:
cheers
Jonathan Chetwynd
On 12 Jun 2007, at 15:42, ~:'' ありがとうございました。
wrote:
Google Map Symbols Key
how is it possible to add
oops,
please use safari-webkit for best experience of demo...
cheers
Jonathan Chetwynd
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