Archive for December 2008

A perfect Christmas walk

Taken in the Quantocks here.

Multimap Embedded Maps Hack

Now I have shifted the hosting of my blog off wordpress.com, I have the luxury of being able to put iFrames and JavaScript in my blog posts and pages.  So I decided it was about time I had a slippy map on my blog and have added one to my sidebar (just look to the [...]

Microsoft goes all trendy!

Microsoft now does softwear…
So how about a T-Shirt with Bird’s Eye?

OS Grid References and the Multimap API (2)

var locations = new Array();

var xy1 = new MMPoint(523000,212324); // OSTN97 OS National Grid
var xy2 = new MMPoint(323000,212324);
var xy3 = new MMPoint(423000,212324);

locations.push(xy1);
locations.push(xy2);
locations.push(xy3);

var funcRef = convertResultsLoaded;
var converter = new MMConverter( funcRef );
converter.convert(locations, ‘osng’);

function convertResultsLoaded() {
console.log(converter.result_set);
};

A while ago I blogged about using OS Grid References in the Multimap API.  Web mapping developers [...]

Multimap API – New Route ‘Actions’

Web applications using Multimap API Routing often include custom ‘travel direction icons’ in the route instructions for clarity and a richer user experience.  For example Ford use icons to indicate the direction of turn in their Irish Ford Dealer Locator routing:

The RAC has followed a similar approach with their route planner instructions:

Previously developers who are [...]

A map for World AIDS Day

Today (1st December) is world AIDS day. 
The AidsInAfrica.net site has an interesting animated map here which shows an interesting time animation of the increase in HIV infections.  It is sobering stuff and a nice example of the power of simple maps. 

A map for World AIDS Day

Today (1st December) is world AIDS day. 
The AidsInAfrica.net site has an interesting animated map here which shows an interesting time animation of the increase in HIV infections.  It is sobering stuff and a nice example of the power of simple maps.