Adding a Map to Website

jArgHA

I wish to add a simple map to a website to show the location of a particular business in the West of Ireland. Rather than just getting an image of Ireland from Google and adding a red blob in Photoshop to where the business is located, I was wondering if anyone has any advice on creating such a custom map via software/online tool?

Google Earth is an option of course, but gives a fairly patchy image of Ireland...

chamlis

You should check out Cloud's Blog at Cloudlands. He talks about the map that was put up on adverts.ie

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jArgHA wrote:

I wish to add a simple map to a website to show the location of a particular business in the West of Ireland. Rather than just getting an image of Ireland from Google and adding a red blob in Photoshop to where the business is located, I was wondering if anyone has any advice on creating such a custom map via software/online tool?

Google Earth is an option of course, but gives a fairly patchy image of Ireland...

Use the Google Maps API. Very easy to create a map such as this with just a few lines of JavaScript.

Dynamic as well, means that people can move around e.g. zoom out to see distance from Dublin or zoom in to see local roads.

jArgHA

Thank you for the suggestions. I'm looking at the Google Maps API now and will have a crack at using it.

cheers,
jAH

miju

if you dont feel up to the task of messing with google maps code you can always use www.yourgmap.com , it's free , quick and you can customize / add as many locations / pointers / bubble info as you want

aidan_walsh

miju means www.yourgmap.com, I presume.

miju

my bad

louie

But for ireland doesn't let you add a street name only city.
Does anybody know a way of changing the address into lat and long so you can added into a website?

miju

you can add "notes" to a bubble which will allow you to input full address , phone no , email etc

micks

looking to do the same myself and whille having a look around found this

http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/googlemaps/

think it'll show you what you want but i haven't had a chance to follow it thru!!

GoneShootin

I did one using micks link as above. Very good site - you shouldn't have any problems.

altyfc

You can do what you describe very easily with http://www.aardvarkmap.net

Good luck!

BreadBoard

I was looking into adding Google Maps to a site but the road I'd like to use isn't there. And the place has been there years. It's Byran S Ryan in Tallaght.

Edit:

I can see it in Hybrid more

steve-hosting36

http://www.hosting365.com/contact-map.php

As an example

BreadBoard

altyfc wrote:

You can do what you describe very easily with http://www.aardvarkmap.net

Good luck!

Thanks altyfc, the http://www.aardvarkmap.net system is very easy to use.

micks

i am in the process of adding a maps to give directions to multiple points and am just wondering is there any way of securing this so it cant simply be copied to other sites,i have no problem sharing it,but would like to know where its going etc
i know its prob impossible to secure fully ,and locks only keep honest people out but is there any way of hiding the xml list of info?

cheers

Kathrin666

i could recommend:

http://www.map-generator.net

works quick and easy...

btw. do have other good google maps mashups?

randombar

Lads I started using google maps api for my site www.ratemypub.ie but I noticed the resolution wasn't great especially for the smaller towns, yahoo maps api is ten times better. Especially if you're doing something static!

Have a look at http://www.ratemypub.ie and let me know what ye think!

Thanks
Gary