Member World Map Hack Request
 

There is a vBulletin 3 hack that permits members from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland to enter their ZIP codes via a field. If they do so, their location will be plotted on a map.

Example:
http://www.kampfkunst-board.info/forum/membermap.php

Here is the hack:
http://www.vbulletin-germany.com/for...ad.php?t=10817

I can imagine that this implementation has to rely on large data tables, linking the ZIP codes to a position on the map and the town's name. Hard to imagine that someone would compile all these data for the whole world.

However, there would be an easy alternative to it: Why not permit members to enter their lattitude and longitude and plot them then on a world map, like the aforementioned hack does with a map of the German-speaking countries.

I think that would be a great addition for everyone that runs an international vBulletin board (= really most people.)

I could imagine that many vBulletin board operators would even be willing to make a small PayPal donation for such a hack.

Comments, ideas, suggestions, and, above all, any master coder volunteers? ;)

Maybe everyone that would be interested in installing such a hack on his board can leave a brief comment. Thank you. :)

that would be nice especially on very large message boards where their is too many profiles to look at to know who lives where and a world map would be a nice and easy way. i would like this feature as well.

this would be very cool!

yup, would love to have something like this available too :)

That would be an excellent idea, Njord :up:

I would love to see something like this

I'd love a nice map of all my forum members. Heck, I'd pay decent money for it too.

Please somebody do this!

Here is the best I could do with a map program from Microsoft and it stinks!

http://www.pro-touring.com/map/

yes, i'd like it too

Maybe a coder will have mercy upon our souls. ;)