Are Google map overlays a possibility in Collect 1.1.7 or future versions?
I haven't seen it in this version or on the Roadmap (but I may have missed
something), but I am sure you all have thought about it. Would there be an
easy way to implement them within GeoPointMapActivity, or has anyone already
experimented with this? I have seen the Google tutorialhttp://developer.android.com/resources/tutorials/views/hello-mapview.htmlfor adding overlays (Part II) and was wondering if there was any development
on this within the ODK community... I would love to hear about it if so!
Thanks! -Louis
hey louis,
can you describe the usecase you are trying to support?
yaw
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On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 22:29, louis wrote: > Are Google map overlays a possibility in Collect 1.1.7 or future versions? > I haven't seen it in this version or on the Roadmap (but I may have missed > something), but I am sure you all have thought about it. Would there be an > easy way to implement them within GeoPointMapActivity, or has anyone already > experimented with this? I have seen the Google tutorial for adding overlays > (Part II) and was wondering if there was any development on this within the > ODK community... I would love to hear about it if so! Thanks! -Louis > > -- > Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com > Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com > Options: http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en >Hey Yaw,
Actually, I would like to access a google map overlay within ODK more
generally, but I thought it might be easiest to do it within the
geopoint widget, since you have already developed the basic
integration with google maps. I would like someone to be able to see
their own location using the geopoint widget, but then also be able to
see their own location relative to their surroundings (as specified in
a layer from a Google My Maps). For example, a user could use the
geopoint to find their own location, and then see where the nearest x
is etc. I would like to specify all the x etc. using a layer in
google maps (i.e. My Maps). I fully realize that this can be done by
simply using the Google Maps app with Location turned on in Android,
but integrating into the context of an ODK form could be useful for
directing specific users to a google map and ensuring they actually go
there and see the map. Ideal case down the line would be that the
specific layer (out of many possible My Maps layers) that gets loaded
in Google Maps is determined by the bindings in the Xform (i.e. based
on a user's previous responses). Hope that makes sense!
-Louis
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On Jul 5, 2011, at 8:39 AM, Yaw Anokwa wrote:hey louis,
can you describe the usecase you are trying to support?
yaw
On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 22:29, louis louis.fazen@gmail.com wrote:
Are Google map overlays a possibility in Collect 1.1.7 or future
versions?
I haven't seen it in this version or on the Roadmap (but I may
have missed
something), but I am sure you all have thought about it. Would
there be an
easy way to implement them within GeoPointMapActivity, or has
anyone already
experimented with this? I have seen the Google tutorial for adding
overlays
(Part II) and was wondering if there was any development on this
within the
ODK community... I would love to hear about it if so! Thanks! -Louis--
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while overlays are possible, i don't think they'll happen anytime soon.
the google maps android api that we can tap into is a few versions
behind what you see in the google android maps application. until that
api gives us vector based maps and access to my maps, we can't do
much. note that you'll also likely need a live data connection (mostly
due to licensing issues).
the alternative is to roll your own layer/polygon that you add to the
xform and draw that the map. i know others are generally interested in
capturing points and polygon on the map, but when that gets built, i
don't know.
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On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 23:23, Louis Fazen wrote: > Hey Yaw, > > Actually, I would like to access a google map overlay within ODK more > generally, but I thought it might be easiest to do it within the geopoint > widget, since you have already developed the basic integration with google > maps. I would like someone to be able to see their own location using the > geopoint widget, but then also be able to see their own location relative to > their surroundings (as specified in a layer from a Google My Maps). For > example, a user could use the geopoint to find their own location, and then > see where the nearest x is etc. I would like to specify all the x etc. > using a layer in google maps (i.e. My Maps). I fully realize that this can > be done by simply using the Google Maps app with Location turned on in > Android, but integrating into the context of an ODK form could be useful for > directing specific users to a google map and ensuring they actually go there > and see the map. Ideal case down the line would be that the specific layer > (out of many possible My Maps layers) that gets loaded in Google Maps is > determined by the bindings in the Xform (i.e. based on a user's previous > responses). Hope that makes sense! > > -Louis > > On Jul 5, 2011, at 8:39 AM, Yaw Anokwa wrote: > >> hey louis, >> >> can you describe the usecase you are trying to support? >> >> yaw >> >> On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 22:29, louis wrote: >>> >>> Are Google map overlays a possibility in Collect 1.1.7 or future >>> versions? >>> I haven't seen it in this version or on the Roadmap (but I may have >>> missed >>> something), but I am sure you all have thought about it. Would there be >>> an >>> easy way to implement them within GeoPointMapActivity, or has anyone >>> already >>> experimented with this? I have seen the Google tutorial for adding >>> overlays >>> (Part II) and was wondering if there was any development on this within >>> the >>> ODK community... I would love to hear about it if so! Thanks! -Louis >>> >>> -- >>> Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com >>> Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com >>> Options: http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en >>> >> >> -- >> Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com >> Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com >> Options: http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en > > -- > Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com > Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com > Options: http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en >sounds like it is also a far way off. thanks again for the info yaw.
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On Jul 7, 2011, at 5:08 PM, Yaw Anokwa wrote:while overlays are possible, i don't think they'll happen anytime
soon.the google maps android api that we can tap into is a few versions
behind what you see in the google android maps application. until that
api gives us vector based maps and access to my maps, we can't do
much. note that you'll also likely need a live data connection (mostly
due to licensing issues).the alternative is to roll your own layer/polygon that you add to the
xform and draw that the map. i know others are generally interested in
capturing points and polygon on the map, but when that gets built, i
don't know.On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 23:23, Louis Fazen louis.fazen@gmail.com wrote:
Hey Yaw,
Actually, I would like to access a google map overlay within ODK more
generally, but I thought it might be easiest to do it within the
geopoint
widget, since you have already developed the basic integration with
maps. I would like someone to be able to see their own location
using the
geopoint widget, but then also be able to see their own location
relative to
their surroundings (as specified in a layer from a Google My Maps).
For
example, a user could use the geopoint to find their own location,
and then
see where the nearest x is etc. I would like to specify all the x
etc.
using a layer in google maps (i.e. My Maps). I fully realize that
this can
be done by simply using the Google Maps app with Location turned on
in
Android, but integrating into the context of an ODK form could be
useful for
directing specific users to a google map and ensuring they actually
go there
and see the map. Ideal case down the line would be that the
specific layer
(out of many possible My Maps layers) that gets loaded in Google
Maps is
determined by the bindings in the Xform (i.e. based on a user's
previous
responses). Hope that makes sense!-Louis
On Jul 5, 2011, at 8:39 AM, Yaw Anokwa wrote:
hey louis,
can you describe the usecase you are trying to support?
yaw
On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 22:29, louis louis.fazen@gmail.com wrote:
Are Google map overlays a possibility in Collect 1.1.7 or future
versions?
I haven't seen it in this version or on the Roadmap (but I may
have
missed
something), but I am sure you all have thought about it. Would
there be
an
easy way to implement them within GeoPointMapActivity, or has
anyone
already
experimented with this? I have seen the Google tutorial for adding
overlays
(Part II) and was wondering if there was any development on this
within
the
ODK community... I would love to hear about it if so! Thanks! -
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I'd prefer to see a map that can show openstreetmaps et al. The approach i
have taken on previous surveys is to ask the enumerators to spend a day
mapping the area with osm prior to conducting a survey that collects
location data. This means we can get meaningful context even in remote
areas.
while overlays are possible, i don't think they'll happen anytime soon.
the google maps android api that we can tap into is a few versions
behind what you see in the google android maps application. until that
api gives us vector based maps and access to my maps, we can't do
much. note that you'll also likely need a live data connection (mostly
due to licensing issues).the alternative is to roll your own layer/polygon that you add to the
xform and draw that the map. i know others are generally interested in
capturing points and polygon on the map, but when that gets built, i
don't know.Hey Yaw,
Actually, I would like to access a google map overlay within ODK more
generally, but I thought it might be easiest to do it within the geopoint
widget, since you have already developed the basic integration with
maps. I would like someone to be able to see their own location using
the
geopoint widget, but then also be able to see their own location relative
to
their surroundings (as specified in a layer from a Google My Maps). For
example, a user could use the geopoint to find their own location, and
then
see where the nearest x is etc. I would like to specify all the x etc.
using a layer in google maps (i.e. My Maps). I fully realize that this
can
be done by simply using the Google Maps app with Location turned on in
Android, but integrating into the context of an ODK form could be useful
for
directing specific users to a google map and ensuring they actually go
there
and see the map. Ideal case down the line would be that the specific
layer