I'm very interested in using the Maps extension, but I'd like to overlay a vector layer, e.g. to show the extents of a park, city, etc. Has anyone considered adding such support to the extension? I'm also interested in a lightweight alternative to OpenLayers, namely Leaflet [0]. Also check out the new Leaflet Vector Layers [1].
I suppose the biggest question is where should the vector data come from. For simple polygons with a few dozen points it could be passed in directly. With Vector Layers you can pull data from GeoCommons [2] and other databases easily.
-Josh
[0]: http://leaflet.cloudmade.com/ [1]: http://geojason.info/leaflet-vector-layers/ [2]: http://geocommons.com/
Check out the new {{Attached KML}} template on en.wp Example use: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo_Nation
The WikiMiniAtlas (blue ball next to the coordinate link) already supports display of such vector overlays.
The discussion around the template can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Geographical_coordin...
I am about to run a bot that would attach KML county outlines to all US county articles. A similar bot is being developed by User:The Anome for al US highways.
On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 5:20 AM, Josh Doe josh@joshdoe.com wrote:
I'm very interested in using the Maps extension, but I'd like to overlay a vector layer, e.g. to show the extents of a park, city, etc. Has anyone considered adding such support to the extension? I'm also interested in a lightweight alternative to OpenLayers, namely Leaflet [0]. Also check out the new Leaflet Vector Layers [1].
I suppose the biggest question is where should the vector data come from. For simple polygons with a few dozen points it could be passed in directly. With Vector Layers you can pull data from GeoCommons [2] and other databases easily.
-Josh
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Check out the new {{Attached KML}} template on en.wp Example use: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo_Nation
The WikiMiniAtlas (blue ball next to the coordinate link) already supports display of such vector overlays.
The discussion around the template can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Geographical_coordin...
I am about to run a bot that would attach KML county outlines to all US county articles. A similar bot is being developed by User:The Anome for al US highways.