GoogleMaps Module [NEW VERSION 3.0, 2009-02-22]

[breitsch]

Hi Claus

Your post is the kml file wich contains all map points.
but the sitemap looks different, it links to your kml file in a <url> tag.

something like:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
    <url>      
      <loc>http://www.example.com/example.kml</loc>
    </url>
  </urlset> 

see also: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/sitemap.html

[update]

Thank you for stepping in
My beginning of sitemap.php's source code output is

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap/0.84" 
	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap/0.84 
	http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap/0.84/sitemap.xsd">
	<!-- Google Sitemap, http://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/ -->

	<url>
		<loc>http://domain.de/index.php?aid=6</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-06-16</lastmod>
	</url>
..............

perhaps this should be changed?
The end of the output is

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...................
	<url>

		<loc>http://domain.de/index.php?aid=14</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-12-12</lastmod>
	</url>

	<!-- try to add custom URLs from INI file... -->
	<!-- ...no custom URL available for inclusion -->

    <url>     
      <loc>http://domain.de/include/inc_module/mod_googlemaps/kml/googlemap11.kml</loc>
    </url>
</urlset>

phpwcms version is 2007.12.05
Perhaps I should try to update this single file? But there isn't anything new I think...

The submission of this sitemap throws the aforementioned errors...

[breitsch]

sorry, I don't know, for me everything seems to be alright

[update]

for me too
I will check again...

[kivipea]

I just discovered that Google has added 2 new features to the Maps: Wikipedia entries and Panoramio photos (http://www.panoramio.com/api/). (It might well be that they are there for some time already since I don't use Maps very often.)

Anyways, of course I'd like to ask Mr. Breitsch right away that how he feels about integrating these into his excellent and highly useful module?

[update]

Will it be possible to display results based on categories?
something like this: http://www.thesarasotamls.com/gmap.php
so users can filter down the results to their specific requirements.

As said before already - this would be cool:
- some 5-10 fields for categorizing, structuring, searching...
- sortable display in frontend
- perhaps a possibility to call a map feature from within another page - linking to the module (example: when needing a bed for a night, I click "need bed" at the front page and am taken to the map page which will open up sleeping possibilities for me... or something similarly... )

[update]

OK - here we go:
After having done some more tests and researches this is what I've found so far when trying to open the kml file with google earth:
"Fehler beim Analysieren in Zeile 99 Spalte 30"

<name>Steißbein Meyer Hölzbau GmbH & Co. KG</name>

There we find an & (unescaped), as inserted in BE...
This simply means, that at least we've to take care for the next Release to escape / mask not only @ (-> mapcrash), but the & (-> invalid sitemap) too for all input fields...

[update]

<name>Steißbein Meyer Hölzbau GmbH & Co. KG</name>
<name>Steißbein Meyer Hölzbau GmbH&Co. KG</name>
are not working / invalid
<name>Steißbein Meyer Hölzbau GmbH & Co. KG</name>
is working / valid
German Sonderlauts don't matter...

[update]

@Breitsch: You've got PM

[breitsch]

Hi all

the google maps module is getting updated right now.
we come eventually to the final testing phase.
some teasers for those interested

Backend
more admin sections


you can group the categories now (2 levels)


each point can now have no/one/multiple categories


frontend language translation, language is set by browser language of the user (like Google does)


Google Earth Plugin


Panoramio settings


new sidebar with tabs for category/routeplanner/search
just activate the tab, the script does all the rest for you



Frontend

categories are grouped and can be toggled single or by the entire group
the map zooms to the selected points


the routeplanner link in the info window will now open a new info window within the map where you can enter the start/end address
the result is listed beneath and the route displayed within the map, you can print the list


search for text or address or points within a certain distance
it will find your points and display them on the map (hide all others)
the user can then click through the listing to see further infos in the info-window or print out the list
the search within a radius of a certain point shows the distance in the result


and maybe the coolest feature is: the categories and the search function work together.
you can first hide some categories then search for a word within the description then, if you still have to many results, hide more categories (or reactivate others) then search for another word and so on

it's gonna be cool I guess

[sustia]

awesome
Welcome back

[kivipea]

Awesome! Really. And Panoramio included.
Respect, Breitsch.

[flopi]

is it possible to upload a kml file with a route inside?

mfg
flopi

[oeconom]

Hi breitsch,
how are things doint? When will we get delighted by your newest GMaps Module Release?

...just curious to know.

Best wishes,
FELIX

[breitsch]

(as) soon (as possible)