Mapstraction - Oct 2009 - Mapstraction questions

Hi all,

I am looking to rewrite GP, a collaborative mapping application that I
wrote many years ago (http://sourceforge.net/projects/geoforum/ ) but
this time it will be stand-alone rather than a phpbb addon.

 

I came across mapstraction whilst doing my research and would dearly
love to use it as the software is mainly aimed at people doing outdoor
sports, so the ability to switch between mapping systems that provide
elevation data or 3D modes would be a real bonus.

 

I have a couple of questions though:

 

1)      The multimap demo does not work. Will it be fixed? I would
really like OS maps to be available if possible.

2)      What is the ETA for a usable V2? Is V2 an extension of V1? ie
can I write code for V1 and when V2 comes out, it will still work?

3)      Is support for filled polygons likely to be implemented across
mapping providers? I would certainly like to see it in the Microsoft 3D
map.

4)      How about support for context sensitive (right click) menus in
the map pane? When I wrote GP, google maps did not support it and it
impacted the usability of the app.

 

TIA

 

Clive

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On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 18:31, Clive Galway
<evilc at evilc.hostedmsexchange.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am looking to rewrite GP, a collaborative mapping application that I
wrote
> many years ago (http://sourceforge.net/projects/geoforum/ ) but this time
it
> will be stand-alone rather than a phpbb addon.
>
>
cool
>
> I came across mapstraction whilst doing my research and would dearly love
to
> use it as the software is mainly aimed at people doing outdoor sports, so
> the ability to switch between mapping systems that provide elevation data
or
> 3D modes would be a real bonus.
>
>
>
> I have a couple of questions though:
>
>
>
> 1)????? The multimap demo does not work. Will it be fixed? I would really
> like OS maps to be available if possible.
>
I''m not aware that anyone is working on V1 anymore (I may be wrong).
Certainly we need to fix the project homepage to reflect this. It''s an
all volunteer effort so things get fixed or improved whenever someone
feels like doing it.
> 2)????? What is the ETA for a usable V2? Is V2 an extension of V1? ie can I
> write code for V1 and when V2 comes out, it will still work?
>
V2 is live and "out". I use it on a site that gets over 1 million
users a month without problems. That being said we don''t use every
underlying map provider.

> 3)????? Is support for filled polygons likely to be implemented across
> mapping providers? I would certainly like to see it in the Microsoft 3D
map.
>
That depends on the mapping providers. Mapstraction only provides a
consistent interface to do things the mapping providers support.
> 4)????? How about support for context sensitive (right click) menus in the
> map pane? When I wrote GP, google maps did not support it and it impacted
> the usability of the app.
>
>
same as above.
>
> TIA
>
good luck
Ed
>
>
> Clive
>
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