[LUNI] Ideas for a web-facing mapping solution

[David Terrell]

On Wed, Aug 23, 2006 at 12:34:53PM -0400, Michael Salsman wrote:
> I am brainstorming on how to take address information from a database,
> and display those mappoints on a browser-accessible map for an high
> school alumni group.  I'd want to host the solution on Linux.  Would
> anyone have ideas of Linux-based applications, or a Google Maps
> capability?

"wow, this only took 30 seconds" answer: frappr.com.

Embedding google maps answer:
http://www.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/#Geocoding_Examples

Depending on the database size and update frequency, you might be
better off putting all the data in a javascript file and running
a build process when you change the database, that's what I did
when I did my CTA route map.

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