Can this use OpenStreetMap instead of Google Maps? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk On Aug 25, 2012 12:17 AM, "Tomasz W. Kozłowski" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello all, > it has come to my attention (although I cannot find a mailing list > thread about it /yet/) that it was suggested that we should have a > Google Maps plugin for Wordpress displaying maps for a certain region > (a country/province/county/even municipality), with data being loaded > from our erfgoed database. > > This being said, I have to admit that I am no good programmer, so I'd > like to point you to an existing example of such a solution, which was > developed last year by Nuno Tavares for use in the 2011 WLM in > Portugal -- see <http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org.pt/monumentos.php>. > From the source code I can see that the maps are being loaded in a > frame (<iframe />) with the help of a PHP script; but taking all the > technical details aside, this is a great tool with a wonderful > potential to be used on the national sites of the participating > countries. > > So, my question here is: have you heard of such a plugin (it's always > safe to ask, I presume :-)? If it doesn't exist yet, is there a > volunteer here who might be willing to spend some time developing it? > (I have no idea how hard it might be to create it.) What do you think > about such a tool -- would you, as a national WLM organiser, use it on > your website? Please let me know! > > Thanks, > Tomasz > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >
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