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Plone Google Maps |
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Plone Google Maps (qPloneGoogleMaps) is a Google Maps view product |
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for the Plone content management system which enables integration |
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of Google Maps into Plone sites. |
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Plone Google Maps Features |
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1. Due to qPloneGoogleMaps you can set up the latitude and longitude |
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of your site objects and have their maps exhibited on your site. |
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2. Any object with the latitude-longitude has an additional map |
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portlet displaying this object. This portlet, in turn, has a |
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template "Large screen". If you click on the large screen below |
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the portlet, you will be able to see the full-size map of the |
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page with its description. |
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3. The folders containing objects with the latitude-longitude |
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parameters have an additional display view - "maps view", |
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which gives an opportunity to see the full-size map with all |
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these objects. |
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4. There is a new content type "Map" which can have other content |
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types - "overlays". It enables the positioning of different |
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objects on one map showing them with the markers of different |
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colours. |
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Plone Google Maps Installation |
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* Install qPloneGoogleMaps and geolocation as Zope products |
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* Install these two products in your Plone instance with Quick |
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Installer (Plone Control Panel ->Add/remove Products) |
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How To Use qPloneGoogleMaps |
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Use Case 1 |
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Let's assume you need to show two objects (Plone pages) situated in |
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one folder on one map. |
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* Suppose you have a folder "School" |
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* Create two pages for this folder ("School 1", "School 2") |
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* Go to the page "School 1" and click on the tab "geolocation" |
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* You will see a page with the latitude, longitude,zoom, type |
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fields and an empty Google map. Fill in the fields which determine |
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map displaying properties and then click on map for choosing |
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marker position and then click the "Save" button |
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* Do the same steps for the page "School 2" |
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* Go to the folder "School" |
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* Choose "maps view" from the "display" drop-down menu. You will |
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see the map with both of these objects ("School 1", "School 2") |
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marked with the markers. If you click on one of these markers |
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you will see its name and description appear beside it (after |
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the click on this name you will be taken to the page the marker |
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displays) |
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Use Case 2 |
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Let's assume, you need to show many objects situated in different |
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folders on one map. |
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* Suppose, you have a folder "Nigeria". |
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* Go to this folder and add "map" item from the "add item" drop-down |
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menu. |
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* If you go to the "map" you've created, you will notice that it |
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can have an additional content type "overlay": |
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* Choose "overlay" from "add item" drop-down menu |
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* Enter Short Name and title of a new overlay |
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* Click "browse" button for the "Markers Source" pop-up window to appear |
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* Now choose the folder containing the object with the latitude- |
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longitude parameters you want your marker to be tied to and click |
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"insert" |
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* Return to the "Edit Overlay" page to select the marker's color |
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which will be shown on the map |
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* Click the "Save" button |
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* Complete the same steps for creating overlays for other objects of |
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the folder "Nigeria" |
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* Go to this folder and choose the map |
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Authors |
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* Myroslav Opyr, quintagroup.com |
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* Vitaliy Podoba, quintagroup.com |
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