Member location map ?

Discussion in 'Pretoria Aquarium Fanatics' started by pfgrobler, Jan 2, 2011.

  1. pfgrobler

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    I was wondering perhaps some people are concerend with security/Privacy but they WUG forums for ecample use google maps to map where users are, make it a lot easier to find users near by you. You could even use a location that is neerby but not your actual location. Whould you guys be intrested in doing something like that ?

    You can do it with a plublicly accesable google maps like :

    LFS - GAUTENG

    Or by adding it to the profile and then creating scrips to generate the map

    Like the store locator on Cell C
     
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    azurekoi Loaches & Gobies

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    Yes sure @pfgrobler - some people will have privacy issues...

    At least when you fill out your profile - include where you live... makes answering questions you might have,much easier...
     
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  4. Zebra Pleco

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    Good idea.

    That gives me a map of the USA? Can you link to the map on the wug forums?
     
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    pfgrobler

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    I see :amazed: the link is :
    http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=U...595490644751878119.000496cbbb92beebf2fd0&z=10

    It seems that when I use the "insert hyperlink" icon it adds spaces around the . and it becomes
    http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=210595490644751878119.%20%20000496cbbb92beebf2fd0&z=10
    which then brakes.

    Wil try to find out why.



    Cant link to wug map directly they require you to be a member and logged in to see it.

    It seems VBGooglemapwas a mod on older version of vBulletin that added a member map option

    It also seems some forums sech the public portion of the provfile and if your location is entered it will find it and hsow it on the map. Not sure how it works.


    http://www.pavementsucks.com/board/misc.php?page=usermap
     
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  7. Zebra Pleco

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    That one on pavementsucks is not running vbulletin, I've tried the vbgooglemaps but there's too many bugs in it and it doesn't work properly, plus it's not supported any more :(
     
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    A simple thing to get around the privacy issue is to map to your closest LFS or fish and chips shop.

    Later Ferdie
     
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    pfgrobler

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    I dont know how to get it to work yet it seems as soon as I post it the forum adds the spaces around the .


    maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=210595490644751878119.000496cbbb92beebf2fd0&z=10
     
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    Get Foursquare on your smartphones (iPhone, Blackberry & Android only right now). Its awesome. You can add all the shops you frequent, leave tips & there is a live map that shows you were other people you are "friends" with, have checked in.

    Its a lot more fun & interesting than my explanation...its late.
     
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