Thanks for the answer.
That seems odd though, since it was possible to set a zoom level with
this query for example :
{{#semantic_google_map:40.024707° N, 75.509739° W|10|G_HYBRID_MAP|
GSmallMapControl|pmap|200|200}}
where '10' is a value of zoom.
I am also getting zoom issues with Google Earth plugin.
I don't know if it is a glitch in the plugin itself - when I click on
one of several locations displayed from a semantic query, about 8
times out of 10, Google Earth zooms way back to the planet view.
Another glitch to report regarding Google Earth.
It takes a couple of seconds for the plugin to start up, during which
the default 2D map and controls are displayed. Problem is - once the
Earth controls take over, a piece of the 2D controls is still visible
at the bottom of the map (this is because the 2D controls stick out a
little out of the map with the default size parameters).
I will send you a screenshot separately when I get back to my work
laptop.
On another note, I just read about the possibility of non-geographical
maps (floorplans) and I am very excited about this :) An example or
tutorial would be great whenever that option becomes available. I have
several floorplans I have been dying to add to my SMW knowledge base.
- Laurent
On Jul 22, 2009, at 6:18 PM, jeroen De Dauw wrote:
Hey,
I was not aware about the Google Maps API key needing to be recent
to work with Google Earth. I'll add a mention to the docs.
The zoom parameter works exactly the same as in SGM, at least for
Google Maps and Yahoo! Maps: a custom zoom will only be accepted on
a result format map when an alternate centre is set. The OpenLayers
code does follow another approach and allows you to set a zoom
regardless of the centre.
If you think this is an issue and should be fixed, please post it
here at the bugs section [0]. Feel free to add your own opninion
about which approach being best (allow custom zooms always vs only
when a custom centre is set) to the talk page [1].
[0] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Maps/Future#Bugs
[1]
http://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Extension_talk:Semantic_Maps/Future
Cheers,
De Dauw '[RTS]BN+VS*' Jeroen
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From: Laurent Alquier <laur...@alquier.org>
To: semediawiki-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 9:35:58 PM
Subject: Re: [SMW-devel] Maps and Semantic Maps released
Indeed, it looks like old API Keys do not support the Earth plugin.
I replaced both variables with the new key I got today without
problem.
A documentation about the new parameter names for display_point
would be welcome.
Another observation, the zoom parameter doesn't seem to be working
for me.
Here is a query :
{{#ask:
[[Has page name::Page name]]
|?Has coordinates
|format=googlemaps
|width=300
|height=300
|zoom=6
}}
The map generated from this query has the same zoom, regardless of
the value of zoom= or whether I add 'autozoom' or not.
- Laurent
From: "Yaron Koren" <yaro...@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 7:23 AM
To: laur...@alquier.org
Subject: Re: [SMW-devel] Maps and Semantic Maps released
Hi,
The map-key location thing should be improved in the Maps extension
- there's no real reason why it should matter.
The new equivalent of #semantic_google_map is #display_point -
there's actually nothing semantic about the #semantic_google_map
function, which is one of the big reasons why I'm glad to be rid of
it. :) Though the parameters have changed - they now require
parameter names. There should definitely also be something in the
"switching from SGM" documenation about that.
I haven't had that problem with Google Earth - maybe it depends on
when your key is from? Perhaps Jeroen has more information on this.
-Yaron
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Laurent Alquier
<laur...@alquier.org> wrote:
Another point to investigate.
I was able to display maps using the same value for $wgGoogleMapsKey
and $egGoogleMapsKey.
However, when I tried to turn 'earth=on', Google basked that the API
key was not valid for this site. I had to request a new key for
$egGoogleMapsKey to get both types of map to work.
Other than that (and the compatibility issue with
#semantic_google_map I reported earlier), I like this extension a
lot so far. very promissing.
- Laurent
From: "Yaron Koren" <yaro...@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 6:48 AM
To: "Sergey Chernyshev" <sergey.chernys...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [SMW-devel] Maps and Semantic Maps released
A few notes on the Google maps key: Laurent - do you have the key
setting after the inclusion of the Maps extension? If it comes
beforehand, it won't work.
Sergey - the decision was made to use $eg, since that's the correct
convention for setting global variables in extensions (though it
hasn't been followed in any SMW-related extensions until now):
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Coding_conventions#Extension_Functions_and_Variables
It's true that $wgGoogleMapsKey is used in other extensions; Google
Maps and SRF (the Exhibit format) are the two that I know about (SGM
and Google Geocoder use it too, but the plan is for both of those to
go away at some point soon). Keeping it at $wg just for
compatibility would be strange, though, given that Maps also uses an
$egYahooMapsKey, etc. The documentation should probably at least be
clearer, though, about the usage of the two variables.
-Yaron
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Sergey Chernyshev <sergey.chernys...@gmail.com
> wrote:
Yeah, it's not a good idea to rename $wgGoogleMapsKey - it's sort-of
generic variable for all MediaWiki extensions that use Google Map
services.
Thank you,
Sergey
--
Sergey Chernyshev
http://www.sergeychernyshev.com/
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Laurent Alquier
<laur...@alquier.org> wrote:
Last email for today
I thought I would give it a shot and install both Maps and Semantic
Maps.
Unfortunately, it did not go as smoothly as I thought:
1- If I replace $wgGoogleMapsKey by $egGoogleMapsKey in my
LocalSettings.php file, SRF Exhibit stops displaying Maps.
2- If I keep both GoogleMapKeys variables, Maps throws an error -
telling me my Google API key is not valid.
Getting a dedicated API key for $egGoogleMapsKey doesn't work.
I will investigate that again later this week, probably Friday.
Maybe it is something I missed in the installation.
- Laurent
From: "Laurent Alquier" <laur...@alquier.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 5:52 AM
To: semediawiki-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [SMW-devel] Maps and Semantic Maps released
That was fast :)
Regarding the error I reported with IE6.
I am getting that error on this page : http://wiki.bn2vs.com/wiki/Maps
Both the Google Map demo page and the Yahoo Maps demo page are
working fine in IE6.
The Open Layers demo page is also throwing an error - however, I can
visit the OpenLayer website and view examples there with IE6 without
error.
Maybe that will help troubleshooting the error.
- Laurent
From: "Sergey Chernyshev" <sergey.chernys...@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 5:44 AM
To: laur...@alquier.org
Subject: Re: [SMW-devel] Maps and Semantic Maps released
Yeh, Jeroen created it and replied to me privately already ;) I'll
try it when I have spare time.
Thank you,
Sergey
--
Sergey Chernyshev
http://www.sergeychernyshev.com/
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Laurent Alquier
<laur...@alquier.org> wrote:
Hi Sergey
I believe your answer is already available on the Extension:Semantic
Maps page :
Upgrading from Semantic Google Maps
If you have Semantic Google Maps installed, and want to upgrade to
Semantic Maps, these are the steps you need to follow:
Remove the SemanticGoogleMaps directory from your extension directory.
Remove (when you use it) Google Geocoder in a similar fashion.
Upload both Maps and Semantic Maps to your extension directory.
Make sure your API key's are in the right place
After doing all these steps, you should be done. Maps and Semantic
Maps are designed to be backward compatible with SGM, so all SGM
code should work on Semantic Maps. If you encounter some problem
though, please let the extension developers know.
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Maps
- Laurent Alquier
From: "Sergey Chernyshev" <sergey.chernys...@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 4:57 AM
To: "jeroen De Dauw" <jeroen_ded...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [SMW-devel] Maps and Semantic Maps released
Great job, Jeroen!
How do I go about upgrading from Semantic Google Maps? My
TechPresentations.org uses it a little bit.
Thank you,
Sergey
--
Sergey Chernyshev
http://www.sergeychernyshev.com/
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 9:56 AM, jeroen De Dauw <jeroen_ded...@yahoo.com
> wrote:
Hey,
First of all, let me introduce myself.
I'm Jeroen De Dauw, one of the GSoC students for Wikimedia
foundation this year. During the last 2 months I've been working on
2 new mapping extensions for MediaWiki and Semantic MediaWiki [0]
with Yaron Koren [1] as mentor. You can read more about this at my
blog [2].
The first version of both extensions has just been released. These
are the extensions:
Maps
Maps [3] is an extension that provides the ability to display
coordinate data, using multiple mapping services, including Google
Maps [4], OpenLayers [5] and Yahoo Maps [6], and allows users to
geocode addresses.
Semantic Maps
Semantic Maps [7] is an extension that adds semantic capabilities to
the Maps extension, and therefore provides the ability to add, view
and edit coordinate data stored through the Semantic MediaWiki
extension, using multiple mapping services. These include Google
Maps, OpenLayers and Yahoo Maps. Semantic Maps and Maps are based on
Semantic Google Maps and Semantic Layers, and are meant to replace
these extensions. For this extension to work, you need to have both
Semantic MediaWiki and Maps installed.
You can download both extensions via their documentation pages.
Suggestions and feature requests are welcome.
[0] http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki
[1] http://yaronkoren.com/
[2] http://blog.bn2vs.com/tag/semantic-maps/
[3] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Maps
[4] http://code.google.com/apis/maps/
[5] http://openlayers.org/
[6] http://developer.yahoo.com/maps/
[7] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Maps
Cheers,
De Dauw '[RTS]BN+VS*' Jeroen
Forum: code.bn2vs.com
Blog: blog.bn2vs.com
Xfire: bn2vs ; Skype: rts.bn.vs
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