September 8th, 2010
http://maps.forum.nu/gm_texas.html
Google Maps API v2 example by Marcelo
Implements a bunch of nice features – does get directions between two points (with optional waypoint). Shows line on map, distance and travel time. Has 5 selectable points-of-interest categories; each selected will show up along route if they are within the given distance-from-line (“search radius”).
Also uses the js library parallel_lines.js to add shading at the radius distance all along the route, and uses a ‘loading…” overlay when the poi category is clicked. Nice!
Tags: api v2, directions, google maps, polyline, proximity
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September 8th, 2010
http://maps.forum.nu/gm_mouse_dist_to_line.html
Google maps API v2 example by Marcelo
Implements extendable polyline draw and then shows distance from current mouse position to each segment of line. If mouse gets closer than 15? miles? an infowindow pops up with ‘proximity alert’.
Bill Chadwick provides a similar example on his map demos page: Look for the one headed “DISTANCE POINT TO POLYLINE OR POLYGON”. His source code is here
Bill also provides a link to a further example, which snaps a marker to the nearest point on a polyline set.
All of these are api v2 implementations.
Tags: api v2, google maps, infowindow, polyline, proximity
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April 11th, 2009
Knowing how to make your website work effectively is critical – espeically if you’re a non-profit organisation without the funds and resources of a commercial organisation. Usability guru Jacob Nielson has kindly made available some info about how to enhance the experience for your website visitor – with the aim of increasing online donations. While I don’t always agree with Nielson’s advice (some of which seems stuck in a mid-90′s time-warp) the advice here is useful to assess basic functionality of your site. For example:
- know your audience and what they want
- be clear about your mission and how you will use donations
- have a clear site structure and easy navigation
- make your donation process easy to understand and use.
Read the full summary here. You can also purchase the full report, though we think that a lot of what’s in there comes down to good strategic design. That’s what we do!
Justin
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