Dragonfly Google Maps is a fully configurable module that allows admins to create/configure maps and your members to place locations on them. All driven by Google's mapping engine.
Here's a list of the feature set for DF Maps:
Member Features
- Map can be navigated via mouse (dragging/clicking/mouse wheel zooming) or keyboard (arrow keys to move and +/- keys to zoom).
- Entering your location is as easy as clicking on the map and hitting "OK" if you want to use it as your location.
- Location updates are accomplished in the same manner as entering your initial location.
- Instant zoom to your location.
- Manual entry of member's location in various combinations of degrees, minutes and seconds or via street address.
- You can enter in a location string that will link to your location in Google maps. This can be used to do directions to and/or from your location. This link will also be seen in all of your forum posts as it is entered into your profile's location field.
- Provides error notifications if browser is unsupported by Google Maps or javascript is disabled.
- Allows download of Google Earth KML files to show a members information in Google Earth.
- Get directions to or from a location via a location marker's directions tab.
- See the real time Lat/Lon of the cursor location on the map.
- Display marker's Lat/Lon on the directions tab.
- Display location submitter with profile link on the directions tab.
- Location list pages can be sorted.
- Browser title bar shows map name.
- Help page accessible from all pages.
- Markers can be filtered on a map to show only one type or all.
- Maps can be searched from map page or built in dragonfly search page.
Admin Features
- Uses the standard Dragonfly Install/Update/Uninstall mechanisms via the module admin page.
- Provides mechanism to enter the Google Maps API key for your sites domain.
- Enable disable all of the fields shown in a member's marker infowindow including: Joined, Rank, Location, Website, Interests, Occupation and Posts.
- Enable/Disable the mouseover feature to show member names.
- Set the default map size.
- Set the default map center coordinates and zoom level.
- Assign custom markers for the various member types.
- Enable/Disable the legend and map type selections.
- Switch between large and small zoom controls.
- Enable/Disable profile location updates.
- Delete a members marker by entering their username.
- Configure the default map type: map, satellite, hybrid.
- Enable/Disable Google Earth Functionality.
- Download a complete listing of the members locations in KML format for viewing in Google Earth. This file could then be added to a sites download section.
- Delete/Edit a marker via the edit/delete buttons.
- Create/Edit/Delete multiple maps.
- Assign a description to the maps title via the admin page.
- Create/Edit/Delete multiple markers per map.
- Assign group privileges to a map so only certain groups can view it.
- Infowindow background and foreground colors can be modified via global admin options page (helps fix broken themes).
- Admin can toggle the ability for a non-admin to download a map's KML file.
Please use
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