 Would you all be interested in a 914 owners map/database? |
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| ThePaintedMan |
 Sep 5 2012, 02:00 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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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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| rgolia |
Sep 5 2012, 02:03 PM
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GeoJoe Group: Members Posts: 719 Joined: 5-February 10 From: PA Member No.: 11,329 Region Association: North East States
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sounds great...we use GIS a lot at my work. Great tool. I am in PA and I do not know how many 914 owners are near me.
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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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| Rand |
Sep 5 2012, 02:12 PM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,411 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
New enthusiasm to an old idea around here. Do it George! Just use open standards technology so it doesn't depend on a service that could die and kill all the effort (like frappr)
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=62034 http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=114309 http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=71867 yada yada, searchage.... |
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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 |
Sep 5 2012, 02:25 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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I figured I wasn't the first to bring this up (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Andy, do you have an offline database already started then? I'll have to look into integrating an online point-and-click DB using something like Google Docs to allow people to automatically update it. Forgive me, most of the html coding stuff is still a bit new to me, but I should be able to get up to speed over the next few weeks. Maybe a little longer as my big comp exam is next week. |
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| SirAndy |
Sep 5 2012, 02:30 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, 01:25 PM) I figured I wasn't the first to bring this up (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Andy, do you have an offline database already started then? I'll have to look into integrating an online point-and-click DB using something like Google Docs to allow people to automatically update it. Forgive me, most of the html coding stuff is still a bit new to me, but I should be able to get up to speed over the next few weeks. Maybe a little longer as my big comp exam is next week. The database is MySql, the Lat/Lng is exported to JSON when needed and the map page reads the JSON from the server using AJAX. Everything else is Google Maps using API v2, which will become deprecated soon and should probably be converted to API v3. Adding locations is easy, i already have code to allow members to drag&drop an icon anywhere on the map which then would be saved as their Lat/Lng. The idea was to also support uploads of car images and some text info. None of this is hard to do, i just don't have the time right now ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) |
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| ericoneal |
Sep 5 2012, 02:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 13-August 12 From: Crestwood, KY Member No.: 14,795 Region Association: South East States |
This would be a great Google Fusion Tables app..
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| bigkensteele |
Sep 5 2012, 05:43 PM
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Major Member Group: Members Posts: 2,200 Joined: 30-August 04 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 2,660 Region Association: South East States
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This would be great if you can pull it together! I really miss the old one.
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| Elliot Cannon |
Sep 5 2012, 05:53 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None 
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We used to also have a phone list. I believe it was name, city and phone number. Also, what tools you had. ie A lift, jack stands, tools, spare parts etc. Something like that would come in handy when you break down in a strange city. I can start with mine. Elliot Cannon, Paso Robles California (central coast). Scissor lift. Jack stands. Tools and limited expertise. I also have a pickup to tow you with if needed.
Cheers, Elliot |
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| Mike Bellis |
Sep 5 2012, 06:44 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,347 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None
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Due to privacy and security issues, maybe just use a zip code data base.
I don't mind if most members know where I live exactly but I'm not sure I want them all to know since I don't know all of you. But my zip code is 94583. Which I think is harmless. If anyone wants to know exactly where I live just PM me and I'll send you the address and my schedule when I'm not home. I can leave a key under the mat too so you won't have to break in... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| Andyrew |
Sep 5 2012, 06:47 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,378 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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^ I agree.
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| SirAndy |
Sep 5 2012, 07:53 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(kg6dxn @ Sep 5 2012, 05:44 PM) Due to privacy and security issues, maybe just use a zip code data base. I don't mind if most members know where I live exactly but I'm not sure I want them all to know since I don't know all of you. But my zip code is 94583. Which I think is harmless. If anyone wants to know exactly where I live just PM me and I'll send you the address and my schedule when I'm not home. I can leave a key under the mat too so you won't have to break in... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) You are over-thinking this ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) No one cares about your address or street. With the way i wanted the map to work, *you* are in control of where you place the icon. Put it in the town center or off the shore in the bay or in front of the house of the guy you can't stand. The whole map idea is more about who is in what general area of the country (or world). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| bigkensteele |
Sep 5 2012, 08:24 PM
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Major Member Group: Members Posts: 2,200 Joined: 30-August 04 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 2,660 Region Association: South East States
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Sep 5 2012, 05:53 PM) QUOTE(kg6dxn @ Sep 5 2012, 05:44 PM) Due to privacy and security issues, maybe just use a zip code data base. I don't mind if most members know where I live exactly but I'm not sure I want them all to know since I don't know all of you. But my zip code is 94583. Which I think is harmless. If anyone wants to know exactly where I live just PM me and I'll send you the address and my schedule when I'm not home. I can leave a key under the mat too so you won't have to break in... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) You are over-thinking this ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) No one cares about your address or street. With the way i wanted the map to work, *you* are in control of where you place the icon. Put it in the town center or off the shore in the bay or in front of the house of the guy you can't stand. The whole map idea is more about who is in what general area of the country (or world). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) It would be nice to know who is within a 50 - 100 mile radius of me. I don't need to see the Google Maps image of their home to decide whether or not I want to affiliate with them. It would come in handy to have the ability to contact a local group of folks without starting a thread in the Garage and hoping that everyone in the area notices the thread before it goes to page 4. |
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| Dr Evil |
Sep 5 2012, 08:36 PM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 23,038 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(rgolia @ Sep 5 2012, 04:03 PM) sounds great...we use GIS a lot at my work. Great tool. I am in PA and I do not know how many 914 owners are near me. It would help if you posted WHAT part of PA you lived in. Its a big state and plenty of us in it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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| Mike Bellis |
Sep 5 2012, 08:37 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,347 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Sep 5 2012, 06:53 PM) I do that a lot. Along with speaking my mind and pissing people off... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) |
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| Rob-O |
Sep 5 2012, 09:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,271 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region
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So just for clarification, you aren't pulling everyone's info that they already have in their profile and putting that into GIS? Instead, the map starts off empty and members have to personally add whatever location information they see fit to release?
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| SirAndy |
Sep 5 2012, 10:54 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(Rob-O @ Sep 5 2012, 08:43 PM) So just for clarification, you aren't pulling everyone's info that they already have in their profile and putting that into GIS? Instead, the map starts off empty and members have to personally add whatever location information they see fit to release? Correct ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chowtime.gif) |
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| matthepcat |
Sep 6 2012, 08:16 AM
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Meat Popsicle Group: Members Posts: 1,462 Joined: 13-December 09 From: Saratoga CA Member No.: 11,125 Region Association: Northern California |
Cool idea.
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