[tpm] some volunteer help this weekend for TPF? re: Google maps creation

[Adam Prime]

I'll compile the locations, names and lat/long.

Adam

Richard Dice wrote:
> Thanks, Seneca!
> 
> To the degree that it is a programming job it's a Javascript programming 
> job.  And not even much of that.  More a javascript 
> copy/paste/minor-edit job.
> 
> You need to have a server to host this on in order to tap into the 
> Google Maps API, and you need to register a user key that ties to your 
> web host with Google in order to use the API.
> 
> Then, the job becomes -
> 
>     * create a bone simple web page
>     * put the javascript block in it that creates a basic google map
>       (their online docs are really good to give you a starter)
>     * figure out how to put one push-pin into it
>     * figure out how to put many push-pins into it and modify their
>       attributes for colour, labels, etc.
> 
> I went from zero to knowing how to do the above in about 3 hours when I 
> did this last year.  If you've done it before then getting 
> re-familiarized with it is going to take a lot less.
> 
> That's 1/2 of the job.  The other 1/2 is just digging around online 
> through the world of Perl lore re: what Perl conferences there have been 
> and where they were on what given year.  And then translating that into 
> lat/long for Google Maps push-pins.
> 
> Cheers,
>  - Richard
> 
> On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 11:37 AM, Seneca Cunningham <tentra at gmail.com 
> <mailto:tentra at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     On 29/03/2008, Richard Dice <rdice at pobox.com
>     <mailto:rdice at pobox.com>> wrote:
>      > Hi everyone,
>      >
>      > I'm doing a big sponsorship meeting for TPF this coming week and
>     so I'm
>      > spending the weekend in prep for it.  I could really use some
>     help in the
>      > creation of material to go into it.
>      >
>      > I have an idea for some slides I'd like to include.  Basically,
>     some Google
>      > Maps, showing:
> 
>     [map details]
> 
>      > This map should show the Map 1 and Map 2 pushpins as well. If
>     anyone out
>      > there is able to help out on such short notice please give a
>     shout-out here!
> 
>     It's been a while since I last poked at this sort of stuff, but I'll
>     see what I can do.
> 
>     --
>     Seneca Cunningham
>     <tentra at gmail.com <mailto:tentra at gmail.com>>
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