Comments on: Dynamically create Google Maps from Google Spreadsheets http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/08/18/dynamically-create-google-maps-from-google-spreadsheets/ Technological Education, it's an adventure! Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:14:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: John http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/08/18/dynamically-create-google-maps-from-google-spreadsheets/#comment-91977 John Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:27:30 +0000 http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/08/18/dynamically-create-google-maps-from-google-spreadsheets/#comment-91977 hi Stuart, well I don't poll flickr every time, a separate file does that and holds the data in a text file (I am to lazy and not cleaver enough for xml) Getting the data from flickr is slow because there is a bug in getting geo machine tags, so you have to make a call to the flickr api for each photo. I then use the google api to build the page from the data file, it seems quick enough. My php and javascript is pretty basic so I assume that this could be accelerated. I was hoping that more folk had tagged there rss feeds with geo stuff, but I seem to be the only scotEduBlogger who does(can't even remember when or why i did it). I've got some ideas to run by robert now. hi Stuart,
well I don’t poll flickr every time, a separate file does that and holds the data in a text file (I am to lazy and not cleaver enough for xml) Getting the data from flickr is slow because there is a bug in getting geo machine tags, so you have to make a call to the flickr api for each photo. I then use the google api to build the page from the data file, it seems quick enough. My php and javascript is pretty basic so I assume that this could be accelerated.
I was hoping that more folk had tagged there rss feeds with geo stuff, but I seem to be the only scotEduBlogger who does(can’t even remember when or why i did it).
I’ve got some ideas to run by robert now.

]]> By: stuart http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/08/18/dynamically-create-google-maps-from-google-spreadsheets/#comment-91975 stuart Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:58:47 +0000 http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/08/18/dynamically-create-google-maps-from-google-spreadsheets/#comment-91975 Hi John, the blogs all have a Local Authority location, it'd be possible to create at least a rudimentary map that way. How heavy is your map on resources, and do you know how things like twittervision and flickrvision can refresh so frequently? If the data for schools were in any sort of database then I guess it should be possible to create a map. I think with a manipulated Wordpress install for instance it should be possible to allow for easily updated records of schools and LA services in a way that is getting close to what (I think) Ewan envisages. Also with good tagging should allow for easy manipulation of the records. Hi John, the blogs all have a Local Authority location, it’d be possible to create at least a rudimentary map that way.

How heavy is your map on resources, and do you know how things like twittervision and flickrvision can refresh so frequently?

If the data for schools were in any sort of database then I guess it should be possible to create a map. I think with a manipulated Wordpress install for instance it should be possible to allow for easily updated records of schools and LA services in a way that is getting close to what (I think) Ewan envisages. Also with good tagging should allow for easy manipulation of the records.

]]> By: John http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/08/18/dynamically-create-google-maps-from-google-spreadsheets/#comment-91973 John Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:41:43 +0000 http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/08/18/dynamically-create-google-maps-from-google-spreadsheets/#comment-91973 Hi Stuart, I am late seeing this. If the blogs in ScotEdublogs are geotagged it would be possible to do this sort of thing: grab the opml, Get the rss feed for every blog and dig out the geotag, pass to the google maps api. I've messed about with something similar, using the flickr api to grab my geotagged photos data and map them: <a href="http://www.johnjohnston.name/where" rel="nofollow">flickr maps mashup</a> Of course the whole process would take a while, but it would only need to be done occasionally, say once a day. I guess the problem would be that not many blogs are geotagged? Hi Stuart,
I am late seeing this. If the blogs in ScotEdublogs are geotagged it would be possible to do this sort of thing: grab the opml, Get the rss feed for every blog and dig out the geotag, pass to the google maps api.
I’ve messed about with something similar, using the flickr api to grab my geotagged photos data and map them:
flickr maps mashup
Of course the whole process would take a while, but it would only need to be done occasionally, say once a day. I guess the problem would be that not many blogs are geotagged?

]]> By: Ewan McIntosh http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/08/18/dynamically-create-google-maps-from-google-spreadsheets/#comment-91970 Ewan McIntosh Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:13:30 +0000 http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/08/18/dynamically-create-google-maps-from-google-spreadsheets/#comment-91970 I've been working on something this week, using the data we have on file, splitting it up and creating each LA as a set of 'business branches' on Google Maps. Hoping to have something by the SLF. I’ve been working on something this week, using the data we have on file, splitting it up and creating each LA as a set of ‘business branches’ on Google Maps. Hoping to have something by the SLF.

]]> By: OllieBray http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/08/18/dynamically-create-google-maps-from-google-spreadsheets/#comment-91962 OllieBray Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:17:17 +0000 http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/08/18/dynamically-create-google-maps-from-google-spreadsheets/#comment-91962 I think that this is a great idea - good luck witht he project! I think that this is a great idea - good luck witht he project!

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