Photo Mapping
I have built a mapping/photo project, in which the intent is; Users will browse the map to an exact point at highest zoom level, then get the coordinates. They will then post a photo of theirs for those coordinates, which will then be made public, linked to the location. This will allow any visitor to see places at a glance to find out if they are worth visiting, or just for a browse of some nice photos.
The aim of this project was twofold. Firstly was my long time idea of relating photos accurately to a location, in order to provide people with a resource of what they might see if they visit a location.
Secondly and more related to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, was to work with Duncan Barclay to combine the power of google maps with bbc features. This project aims towards that by bringing some interactivity to the map, so its feasible that a user could find information from the bbc about the area close to where the map is centred, as opposed to clicking a link for a region and being centred there at a fixed point.
The aforementioned second point is where this project is heading for future development. The idea is to provide localised data as much as possible to the central point. Intentions are to grab the county, then return traffic and travel, news and other similar feeds. It will also be possible to find all local pubs within a set radius from the point.
This project will be open sourced under creative commons once commented, although google obviously still hold the copyright for their map and its javascript code. A link to the source will appear on the email group.
This project as noted above does not currently use Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ content, but was built with backstage in mind, again for additional features mentioned above in future.
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