brilliant! been meaning to do the same here in .br
mind if i set up a local version? i already have all the geodata. just need to borrow the source : )
and a tip (that's new to me): on mobile google maps, you can enter the URL to a .KML file as a search string (with http://) and have the results show up as search results on the map!
it's be neat to "search for" http://m.coworker.nl on the go and have the locations show where you're at.
@mistac Holy crap, I had no clue that Obdam was that far away!
@mz I think that's a feature on pretty much every Google map, right? (I know pretty sure you can do it in the plain Google Maps bar.)
The cafés is a nice addition, this is turning out into something really useful especially if you're on the go a lot (like me). Now I only need a strida.
@alper: the news to me was if you put a full URL of a KML file in the search-box in mobile google maps (S60, iPhone tested) you actually get the locations as search results.
so if you can output the coworker.nl geo-locations as KML data you can load it in mobile google maps. (which is probably a lot more useful than a 'traditional' mobile site due to lack of javascript and whatnot)
better yet would be to map, for example: m.coworker.nl/ams/ to a KML with the subset of locations in amsterdam. you rarely need locations in Den Haag when in Amsterdam and vice-versa.
@mz: yes it's just an 'included' google mymaps. p.s. i still don't get what exactly a server would have to serve for it to automagically turn into a mobile google map...
@tijs@alper: i think not using the default gmaps pins threw me off! figured you had written specific code for it : )
@tijs: in google maps, click My Maps -> Select the map -> Link to this page
The URL you receive is also a KML file. Run TinyURL, and enter the http://tinyurl.com/abcdefg as search string in mobile gmaps.
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Great idea!
1 year, 7 months ago by pr1001
all for it. see http://blog.tailorable.com/2008/04/09/sharing-great-places-to-work-on-the-go/
1 year, 7 months ago by tonzylstra
Yez! Are there any other icons available though?
1 year, 7 months ago by BlueAce
Oh wait, yes they are. Just click on the icon when you create a placemark. I'll add some right now.
1 year, 7 months ago by BlueAce
i love it when a plan comes together :)
1 year, 7 months ago by tijs
hmm, using flags for cafes as well now but maybe the coffee cup makes more sense from a UI persepective... whaddaya think?
1 year, 7 months ago by tijs
Ah good one, done!
1 year, 7 months ago by BlueAce
How can I add locations? We have great coffee places in Obdam! ;-)
1 year, 7 months ago by mistac
@mistac: invite is sent to your holder.nl address.
1 year, 7 months ago by BlueAce
brilliant! been meaning to do the same here in .br mind if i set up a local version? i already have all the geodata. just need to borrow the source : )
1 year, 7 months ago by mz
Sure go ahead, it's not much at this point anyway.
1 year, 7 months ago by BlueAce
and a tip (that's new to me): on mobile google maps, you can enter the URL to a .KML file as a search string (with http://) and have the results show up as search results on the map!
it's be neat to "search for" http://m.coworker.nl on the go and have the locations show where you're at.
1 year, 7 months ago by mz
@mz: that's pretty sweet, do you have an example of that?
1 year, 7 months ago by tijs
@mistac Holy crap, I had no clue that Obdam was that far away!
@mz I think that's a feature on pretty much every Google map, right? (I know pretty sure you can do it in the plain Google Maps bar.)
The cafés is a nice addition, this is turning out into something really useful especially if you're on the go a lot (like me). Now I only need a strida.
1 year, 7 months ago by alper
@alper: go strida!
1 year, 7 months ago by tijs
Mobile site sounds awesome. So what exactly would I put on m.coworker.nl? A link to the KML file or something?
1 year, 7 months ago by BlueAce
maybe just a list sorted on city? or use yahoo pipes to filter kml feed (based on a query of location)
1 year, 7 months ago by advany
@alper: the news to me was if you put a full URL of a KML file in the search-box in mobile google maps (S60, iPhone tested) you actually get the locations as search results.
so if you can output the coworker.nl geo-locations as KML data you can load it in mobile google maps. (which is probably a lot more useful than a 'traditional' mobile site due to lack of javascript and whatnot)
better yet would be to map, for example: m.coworker.nl/ams/ to a KML with the subset of locations in amsterdam. you rarely need locations in Den Haag when in Amsterdam and vice-versa.
1 year, 7 months ago by mz
It's slightly tucked away, but you can get the KML data using this link: http://maps.google.nl/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=nl&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=104975379960972971875.00044ae5b28a85f0210d7&output=kml
1 year, 7 months ago by alper
@alper: is coworking.nl a frontend for a gmaps "my maps" thing? or did you build the mapping part separately?
1 year, 7 months ago by mz
We just plonked the my maps iframe code on the coworker.nl domain. Works well enough for now.
1 year, 7 months ago by alper
@mz: yes it's just an 'included' google mymaps. p.s. i still don't get what exactly a server would have to serve for it to automagically turn into a mobile google map...
1 year, 7 months ago by tijs
@tijs @alper: i think not using the default gmaps pins threw me off! figured you had written specific code for it : )
@tijs: in google maps, click My Maps -> Select the map -> Link to this page The URL you receive is also a KML file. Run TinyURL, and enter the http://tinyurl.com/abcdefg as search string in mobile gmaps.
makes sense?
1 year, 7 months ago by mz
no, hang on. i did something slightly different last time.
1 year, 7 months ago by mz
ok, instead of "Link to this page", it's "View in Google Earth"
copy that and TinyURL it.
1 year, 7 months ago by mz
The View in Google Earth link actually is not KML file with the payload but contains a NetworkLink to it. But that probably does not matter.
1 year, 7 months ago by alper
@alper: true. but it seems the receiving end figures out what to do with it (when I save as, i get a .klm file)
1 year, 7 months ago by mz
So I'm still not clear how one should copy that KML URL on a mobile. Can I use a maps:// link for instance? That works on an iPhone right?
1 year, 7 months ago by BlueAce
Well anyway, http://coworker.nl/kml is now a link to the KML file of the map.
1 year, 7 months ago by BlueAce
@blueace: great, works like a charm in gmaps on iPhone. you do indeed just copy the url into your search field.
1 year, 7 months ago by tijs
putting the coworker.nl/kml link also works great with gmaps on N95. Coolio!
1 year, 7 months ago by tonzylstra
: )
1 year, 7 months ago by mz
Works for me on the N73 version, but you have to put 'http://'.
1 year, 7 months ago by pr1001