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| ThePaintedMan |
 Sep 5 2012, 02:00 PM
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Hello all,
I've been thinking about this for a little bit. I work with GIS (Geographic Information Systems), maps and databases for my research and day job when I'm not at school. I was thinking, would it be at all useful to you guys if we had some sort of 914World database in which you could locate other members? I might try to utilize something pretty much point-and-click like Google Earth, but if it got enough use, I could look into something a bit more handy, in which you could pull up more information, including phone numbers, etc. Essentially if you were on a road trip and wanted to meet up with someone on your route, you would know that they were nearby, or if in the case of breakdowns, you could look up nearest owners, etc. Of course the information would be voluntary and could be accessed with security so as not to broadcast people's information to the world (I mean the other one). In addition, it would be a nice visual to see where all of us are located across the U.S. The VIN database is a great start, this would be like an extension of it. Think of it like push-pins on a map but with as much or as little data as each person wants to share. Give it some thought and let me know. |
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| SirAndy |
Sep 5 2012, 02:04 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,207 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(ThePaintedMan @ Sep 5 2012, 01:00 PM)  Give it some thought and let me know. We used to have a frappr owner database but unfortunately that died with Howard. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) He was the only one with a login and we could not retrieve the data before frappr went offline. A few years ago, i started on a Google maps implementation that was to be integrated into the website and hooked into the existing 914world database, but real life work has been very busy for the last two years so no progress has been made on that codebase. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) |
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| ThePaintedMan |
Sep 5 2012, 02:11 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,887 Joined: 6-September 11 From: St. Petersburg, FL Member No.: 13,527 Region Association: South East States
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Sep 5 2012, 04:04 PM) QUOTE(ThePaintedMan @ Sep 5 2012, 01:00 PM) Give it some thought and let me know. We used to have a frappr owner database but unfortunately that died with Howard. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) He was the only one with a login and we could not retrieve the data before frappr went offline. A few years ago, i started on a Google maps implementation that was to be integrated into the website and hooked into the existing 914world database, but real life work has been very busy for the last two years so no progress has been made on that codebase. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) Good info Andy. If you would like help, I would be glad to assist. Sorry to hear that info went with Howard. I wish I could have met him (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) |
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| SirAndy |
Sep 5 2012, 02:15 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,207 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(ThePaintedMan @ Sep 5 2012, 01:11 PM) Good info Andy. If you would like help, I would be glad to assist. Sorry to hear that info went with Howard. I wish I could have met him (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Here's how far i got: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=membersmap Obviously, the data (Lat/Lng) you see is fake but it's already tied into existing user accounts and database driven. I also added clustering to the map. If you zoom out of the view, you can see how it starts clustering datapoints. That would allow for potentially having several thousand vehicles on the map at once. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) |
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ThePaintedMan Would you all be interested in a 914 owners map/database? Sep 5 2012, 02:00 PM
rgolia sounds great...we use GIS a lot at my work. Great... Sep 5 2012, 02:03 PM
Dr Evil
sounds great...we use GIS a lot at my work. Grea... Sep 5 2012, 08:36 PM Rand New enthusiasm to an old idea around here. Do it G... Sep 5 2012, 02:12 PM ThePaintedMan I figured I wasn't the first to bring this up ... Sep 5 2012, 02:25 PM SirAndy
I figured I wasn't the first to bring this up... Sep 5 2012, 02:30 PM ericoneal This would be a great Google Fusion Tables app.. Sep 5 2012, 02:43 PM bigkensteele This would be great if you can pull it together... Sep 5 2012, 05:43 PM Elliot Cannon We used to also have a phone list. I believe it w... Sep 5 2012, 05:53 PM kg6dxn Due to privacy and security issues, maybe just use... Sep 5 2012, 06:44 PM SirAndy
Due to privacy and security issues, maybe just us... Sep 5 2012, 07:53 PM bigkensteele
Due to privacy and security issues, maybe just u... Sep 5 2012, 08:24 PM kg6dxn
You are over-thinking this ... :rolleyes:
I do... Sep 5 2012, 08:37 PM Andyrew ^ I agree. Sep 5 2012, 06:47 PM Rob-O So just for clarification, you aren't pulling ... Sep 5 2012, 09:43 PM SirAndy
So just for clarification, you aren't pulling... Sep 5 2012, 10:54 PM matthepcat Cool idea. Sep 6 2012, 08:16 AM shoguneagle I like the idea. Would put the 914 community in m... Sep 6 2012, 08:41 AM jsayre914 I would love to be a part of the effort
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