Map revival

1 September 2008

My map has made a comeback after a spell of absence. Initially, this indicated a link to a point my map, then I changed it to linking out to GoogleMaps. However, I want my cake and eat it as well.

Now, when an article has said icon in the side column, it will link to my map and the bottom-left Google logo in my map (of course) links to that area in Google Maps, but it is joined by a new iPhone icon which links to the same point on an iPhone. I’ve done this because the usual Google maps don’t function in iPhones like they do here, so there are a new set of co-ordinates that direct the iPhone’s inbuilt GMap to that point.

But that’s not all! Welcome another icon this will be seen primarily in the Photos section, where it signifies a link to a Picasa map which has photographs geolocated on it. I may also use this to signify a general overview link to my map, such as this rather than introduce a fourth colour (but I could change my mind on this).

As you will see (if you click on the second green icon) I have introduced polylines into my map. These will be used to follow routes, with or without markers, this one is centred on the flight I took in Namibia, from Swakopmund over the Sand Sea.

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