Mapping with Drupal and OpenLayers

Mapping with Drupal and OpenLayers

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  MappingDrupal and OpenLayers
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  Why map withDrupal?Because you can use Drupal stuff for mappingViews, CCK, etc.Map socialhttp://opengreenmap.org/greenmaphttp://nycwhisky.comBut…MySQL is not a great spatial server
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  How to mapwith DrupalGMap & LocationBeen around since 4.7Views integrationFeature richHuge module, opaque javascriptGeopostgres, postgis integrationViews integrationAllie Micka is looking for clients to work on geo
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  What is OpenLayers?Opensource JavaScript libraryAn API to display map dataCross browserExcept older Safari and KonquererNo server-side dependencies
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  Sites Using OpenLayershttp://outsideindc.com/stumblesafely/???
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  Modules to InstallRequiredOpenLayersCToolsVeryUseful
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  Views
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  CCK
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  Features
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  openlayerscck
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  openlayersgeocoder
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  openlayersui
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  openlayersviews
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  mapboxPresets ConfigurationLayersStylesBehaviorsSettingsZoom, center,width, height, etc.Everything except putting the map on the page
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  LayersRaster & vectordataBase LayersBackground for dataGoogle Maps, Open Street Map, customOverlay LayersViews, KML, other?
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  StylesjavascriptStyleMap objectsicon, fillcolor, border, and radius of points or polygonsOnly for overlay layersAssociate with layers in presetsSome nice defaults in MapBox
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  BehaviorsHow users interactwith the mapEnabled on map presets to control IncludesZoom & panLayer switchingClusteringetc.
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  Source of jsfileoption to build your own version of js for speed http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/Profiles
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  Other ConfigurationAPI keysPermissions
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  Setting up contenttypesLat & LonOpenLayers Geocoder
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  Setting up ViewsDataviewLoads the appropriate nodesFields containing title, popup, locationRemember the style plugin!Use this to build a new map presetPage viewOpenLayers Map style
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  Features Everything can beexported to featuresCode controlSharable