VBGooglemap Member Edition

I'm proud to announce that the new version is currently available to you all !!!


You can now nominate hacks yourself for hacks of the month. There is a link on the right of hacks on top of the files.



Function
This will display the members of the Bulletin Board based on their lattitude and longitude coordinates on a googlemap.

Don't forget to hit install !!!!!!!
Please read the guide before asking for support !!!!!!!

Feel free to support this mod and make a paypal donation to admin@stonyarc.com

INSTALL

HOTSPOT EDITION AVAILABLE ON : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=114149
Detailed installation instructions and screenshots in the included pdf file.

Current Features



NOTE:
VBGooglemap 3.0.0 contains the vulnerability fix. Please upgrade immediately. Version 3.0.0. also contains all features from 2.5.X

As always you use modifications at your own risk.

VBGooglemap Member Edition 2.5.1 brings you a lot of new features. It?s vital that you uninstall any previous version before upgrading/installing version 2.5.1.

Upgrading from version 2.5.0 is easier. Instruction are available in the guide.

As the uninstall function will not remove your googlemap data in the database but only the templates and files you can safely remove an older version. As a precaution you should always take a backup. This should be done on each major change you make to your bulletin board.

IF YOU ARE RUNNING VERSION 1.0.3, 2.0.X AND YOU CHANGED TEXT DIRECTLY IN THE TEMPLATES YOU NEED TO SAVE YOUR CHANGES AS VERSION 2.5.0 REQUIRES YOU TO UINSTALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS.

This has taken quite some work and still will take a lot more. Please give credit where credit is due. You cannot remove any notice without prior written permission.

Changes in this version

SEE FIRST POST FOR FULL ROADMAP AND HISTORY

Planned Features
- TBD

Volume warning

high volume of users may slow down the load. Currently a load counter is included.

Languages

Thanks to Wachtmeister there is a German translation available to you all. Feel free to use it.

The translation will be updated on each new version.

Special

- Read the attached PDF for more information. The pdf is also included in the zip file.
- You'll need a googlemap key for your domain. Get your own key for your domain view http://www.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html for more information.
A googlemap key is only valid for a specific domain. You'll need a specific google account to create one.
All is explained on the googlemap link indicated above.
- Set the file permissions on the marker.xml file to 777
- The googlemap script can handle non-registered users. They will only see the main map and won't be able to enter information. This is reserved for logged in users (detected automatically)
- usergroup permissions are available in the backend
- To change location just drag the map while holding the left mouse key or by using the zoom and key functions on the left
- First time loading of the map may take a few seconds longer because of Google API hosting


Special Xbox Live version
http://www.xboxlivenation.com/community/gamermap.php

Credits

This has taken quite some work and still will take a lot more. Please give credit where credit is due. You cannot remove any notice without prior written permission. Instructions are included in the pdf file (vbgooglemap2.5.0_guide.pdf)
Special credits to Google, Pyg for the javascript tips.


FAQ

The FAQ is included in the pdf file.

INSTALL



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(c) 2007 Stonyarc

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by Greebo

In our case, zip code would be ideal - our users don't want to have their exact locations given away - we just want an overall survey of *generally* where people are, and zip code provides just the level of granularity we want.

We already track zip code as an extra user field, and I, for one, would be much more inclined to install this hack if it could take a list of member zip codes from our site and build the map from that, instead of lat/long.

Ironically, our members *do* know their lats and longs - they are pilots - but they arent technologically inclined and I'd rather not have them enter any more than they already have if I can avoid it (we ask them for zip code at registration).

Even some geocoding could solve that. I'm working on several approaches because I want this to be a global as possible.

I can go as far as going on address but this is in direct violation of privacy law (certainly in Europe).

Another split I'm working on is the event and hotspots map.

A zip code map is one of the additional maps I'm working on. But it's crazy to store all zipcodes in the world in a database unless you are able to offer it as a webservice. Moreover the zip code approach will put markers of the same area on exactly the same spot. This breaks the link with the user / text. and makes it less unique. If you zoom in, you won't be able to see through the stack of markers.

I know you all want this to be as flexible as frapper. But I'm alone in doing this and I don't want this to be a rush job. I do have a regular job too.

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by OttawaGolf

Cool. That's perfect. Thanks.

Don't forget to click install :ermm:

[Holidazed]

Originally Posted by stonyarc

Version 1.0.3 is now online

Awesome work. Thank you.

Did you not say earlier that this version was going to have different pin colors for each usergroup? Or that we were going to define usergroup pin colors?

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by bitg

Awesome work. Thank you.

Did you not say earlier that this version was going to have different pin colors for each usergroup? Or that we were going to define usergroup pin colors?

Sorry for that I had to make the version 1.0.3 the special char release

That supermod and pin color will be in 1.0.4

PS:
Can you all do me a favour and read https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=100547

[ricker]

I am still running 1.0.2, haven't had time to upgrade yet, but someone has managed to get two entries in ... any ideas on that one?

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by ricker

I am still running 1.0.2, haven't had time to upgrade yet, but someone has managed to get two entries in ... any ideas on that one?

If you start clicking insert your information before the map is fully loaded the application can insert a a line for that user without any longitude and latitude.

If this is the case you can safely remove the extra line in the database (googlemap table) I'm building in a safeguard for that in the next version

[Rabbitoh Warren]

Originally Posted by StarBuG

The second is, I figured out of to set the map to satelite by default but I would like to have hybride by default.

Care to share? I'd like to set my default to Satelite.

[StarBuG]

there are three instances of:

var dtypemap = "c";

change them all to:

var dtypemap = "s";

but I would recomend using the hybrid mode (see above for how to) by default cause it shows the country boarders as well

[Rabbitoh Warren]

Originally Posted by StarBuG

there are three instances of:

No worries. Where do I look to make the changes... templates or...?

Originally Posted by StarBuG

but I would recomend using the hybrid mode (see above for how to) by default cause it shows the country boarders as well

Not really a problem for the Australian continent.

[JJR512]

Here is a PLUGIN you can add to this hack to make all the templates from this hack to appear (in edit templates list, for example) grouped together:

Product (select from list): "VBGooglemap by StonyArc"
Hook location: template_groups (it's under vBulletin: General Administration)
Title: "VBGooglemap Template Grouping"
Plugin PHP code:

PHP Code:

$only['vbgooglemap'] = 'VBGooglemap';