flash/php/mysql map
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- djs
Hi All,
I am working on a proposal for a web site that may well require an interactive map at some point down the line. Does anybody have any experience of this? Or know of any decent examples.
Some thoughts/ideas include:
From a functional spec point of view the user will be able to zoom/move around a map, choose to show/hide layers that indicate certain landmarks in different categories such as roads, shops etc. These should then be linked to pages with further information.
The client should be able to add new points of interest to the map relatively easily and be able to plot new routes on the map.
Any thoughts?
many thanks
djs
- unfittoprint0
I thought of doing something similar for a project of mine. The way I was thinking was the following: a vector map with each country's outline connected to a specific ID in a database, Regarding its importance to the user/client one country could have 2/3 layers of detail, that would be loaded depending on the zoom level. Those layers could be easily change since they are external files.
But this is an enormous amount of work. I hope you'lll get paid accordingly.
- sparker0
with xml and svg you could just dynamically draw the map using code and data stored within a database...
but, like stated earlier, this is a pretty big undertaking....plus it requires a very good understanding of all levels of application - user, middleware and backend.
but, once finished it would be quite the site.
:)
i am in the process of developing a web service using a similar concept...but will be on a massive scale. i will be looking for a good core group of developers for the open source project...
- unknown0
one of the best i've seen (has been online for a few years now..)
- djs0
thanks for your comments people, sounds like it may be a budget breaker
- atze1870
i think, that the actual work (when the maps are provided in a textual format) including converting them to swf (via php) will require 6 to 7 days or so.