Folding Team Map

[GHoosdum]

I was <s>sitting around at work, wondering what to do next,</s> hard at work, when it hit me... why don't we bring back the folding team map, and implement it through the google map api? That would probably have some benefits over the old map implementation, and be easier to administer. Thoughts?

http://www.google.com/apis/maps/

[Gargoyle]

Sounds cool. Surely we have someone around here that would know how to work it. I dropped my Java class ;D.

If nobody wants to take it up, I could have decent static maps whipped up in about an hour, if I had the locations of the rigs. I work with ArcMap all day ;).

[Kwitko]

If I can find the lat & long by way of ZIP/Postal Code, I'll do it again. I already have much of peoples' information.

[dragonV8]

That would be cool. Since i downloaded Earth.google, i have noted some of the members location from below their avatars and located the area and marked them.

Not knowing too much about the US, this give me a much clearer picture of where people live, and what it's like. :)

[Gargoyle]

If I can find the lat & long by way of ZIP/Postal Code, I'll do it again. I already have much of peoples' information.
I can get you the lat/lon's if I had the ZIP codes.

[checkmate]

What's the Folding Team Map?

[Kwitko]

It's a map of the participants on Team 93. It hasn't been updated in a while, but here's what it looks like: http://www.kwitko.net/folding.html

An international map was also made by T1Rhino, but it also has fallen by the wayside.

With the advent of Google Maps, the project will become much easier. Between Gargoyle and I, we could revive the project quite easily.

[profdlp]

I'd love to see this revived. :)

[GHoosdum]

If you're serious about wanting to re-do it with Google maps, I'd be willing to pitch in and help where I'm needed. Not that you guys aren't extremely capable chaps - I'm just interested in helping the team where I can. ;)

[edcentric]

What do we need? A general request for people to put their zips into their profile?

[tmh88]

Who else here is from pittsburgh? I see it on the map, and obviously im from there since im asking :)


I think a good goal would be to have at least 1 person folding from every state. Im sure everyone here knows at least a few people who live in other states and other parts of Canada.

[Kwitko]

For the old map, I used forum name and ZIP/Postal. For this, we could probably do some cool stuff; I haven't fully explored the power of the Google Map API.

To start, we'll probably do just forum name and location. Don't PM anybody just yet, we have to test it first!

[shwaip]

Who else here is from pittsburgh? I see it on the map, and obviously im from there since im asking :)


me.

[bothered]

One including the rest of the world would be nice.

[Kwitko]

I think the Google API makes that much easier to do. I would do regions, not just US/Canada.

[CB]

With Google Earth, you can export a 'pin' from the map as a seperate file. Othwers can download these files and just open them, to add them to their world map. If we could get people to mark their own homes and computer locations, then export the pins and send them all to one person, that person can then export the whole group of pins as one file and make it available to the group. Then people could explore a world of folders in the comfort of their own Google Earth program...

The only tough part would be getting everyone to download Google Earth...

[GHoosdum]

Right - with the Google Map API, we can implement the whole thing on a website. Seth has a bunch of locations already anyway.

[CB]

Yea, but the web version of Google Maps gets teh F when compared to Google Earth...

[fatcat]

Seth...

I live at 65301 now, not 05301 :D :thumbsup:

[checkmate]

Sounds like a cool idea! :thumbsup:

[Kwitko]

Seth...

I live at 65301 now, not 05301 :D :thumbsup:

No, I talked to somebody down at logistics, and they definitely said you're in 05301. Please make a note of it. Thank you.

[gtghm]

I'm at 98407 now, we moved from 98405. At least we went up in numbers not down... LOL :)

[profdlp]

I'm in 45 now.

At least, I think I am. That's what is painted on the side of the abandoned schoolbus where I make my home... down by the river...

[checkmate]

Are you guys posting your zip codes? Mine is 48312.

-BTW-
I hit 1000 points this morning! :thumbsup:

[fatcat]

I'm at 98407 now, we moved from 98405. At least we went up in numbers not down... LOL :)

um...the lower the #, the cooler you are :thumbsup:

thats why i just suck now :D

[profdlp]

um...the lower the #, the cooler you are...
Let's see one lower than 45, then. :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

[SpywareShooter]

"um...the lower the #, the cooler you are"

I'm probably the coolest one here at 03281

[fatcat]

NH eh...i think we got some people here from mass which would be 01XXX

[profdlp]

Forty-Friggin-Five, gentlemen.

Forty-Friggin-Five. ;)

[SpywareShooter]

Yeah, I just remember Mass's low zip codes. Prof, you'll be beaten by people from outside of the US who have no zip codes.

Oh, I'm also starting a map for Spyware Shooter. I put a placemark on every place where someone downloads it (I started this yesterday so there are only about 15 placemarks), export the images, and now I can try to get SS known all around the world :) So far half of htem are in Europe and the other half are in the US. Two in Asia.

[bothered]

We don't have zip codes, we have post codes. Mine starts M22. there are no more numbers in it.

[RiversCuomo]

My zip code is 64075.

[entropy]

53085 here

[dragonV8]

Like bothered's, ours are post codes too.

Ours area is 6111. The first number, 6, means i'm in West Oz.

[witenoiz]

Like bothered's, ours are post codes too.

Ours area is 6111. The first number, 6, means i'm in West Oz.

I live in the LAND of OZ - that would be Kansas - as in Toto and Dorothy and the wicked witch and all that yellow brick road stuff. I am in Eastern Kansas where our area is 66212 :( I don't know what the first number, 6, means. The post office says I live in Shawnee Mission (There is no such place) :scratch: Jack

I like the map thingy idea. Will it revolve so we can see all of the globe or do we have to do a lot of scrolling? I am directionally challenged and although I have never been actually lost - I was fearsome confused for about 3 months once :confused:

[Gargoyle]

With google maps we could probably just type in a search for "UK" or "bothered" to bring up our UK folders. Shouldn't have to give yourself carpal tunnel scrolling across the Atlantic :D

[SpywareShooter]

With Google Earth you can set placemarks that you just click on and it'll automatically scroll. Don't know about the map.

[dragonV8]

I live in the LAND of OZ - that would be Kansas - as in Toto and Dorothy and the wicked witch and all that yellow brick road stuff. :thumbsup:



I am directionally challenged and although I have never been actually lost - I was fearsome confused for about 3 months once :confused:

I never get lost. :)

Cause i'm always told "where to go". :rolleyes:

[qparadox]

V3E 2W6

and Canadian postal codes do work fine in google maps.

[lemonlime]

V3E 2W6

and Canadian postal codes do work fine in google maps.

:canflag:

L6H 6R5