[udig-devel] Integrate Google maps with Udig

[andrea antonello]

I can imagine that there are licensing issues to release such a plugin
from the community?

Andrea




On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Rober Castro
<roberto.castro-ramon at eurobios.com> wrote:
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> Yes indeed, would be very nice to have the possibility of add Google,
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> and have it as background, although seems that at the moment as you told me
> is not possible, lets see if we can have the new plugin soon J.
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> By the way, seems that Jesse has defined a way that could be useful to our
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> From: Eric Jarvies [mailto:ej at csl.com.mx]
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>  To: roberto.castro-ramon at eurobios.com; User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS
>  Subject: Re: [udig-devel] Integrate Google maps with Udig
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> no, unfortunately it is not yet possible.  this has been on my wish-list for
> some time now, but i've not seen any other interest expressed about it on
> this list(until you).  the main reason why i need it, is because google
> maps(et, al) are off by as much as 5 meters in some places.  this means my
> maps, like roads, end up in the middle of properties and houses on the
> google maps, and vice versa.  and so, it would be nice to overlay my maps,
> adjust them to the google(et, al) maps, and then generate google-specific
> versions, and voila! problems solved.  another important aspect is when
> using google maps to capture data input, is if you have user input, wherein
> a user zooms in on a property and selects/placemarks it as theirs, and then
> enters their name, tel#, etc., the resulting coordinates are incorrect for
> that record when placed atop my maps, or imported into one of my maps, hence
> that needs to be geo-corrected.
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> and of course, there is the benefit of tracing.  the ability to place a
> google, yahoo, ms, etc. map below one's layers, and use it for the purposes
> of tracing atop it in a vector layer... that in itself is a wonderful
> capability.
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> plugins, and so hopefully something will come of it sooner then later.
> basically, the plugin allows the user to select google, yahoo, microsoft,
> mapquest, openstreetmaps, etc., after which the respective map site loads as
> the background layer.  the plugin takes the existing layer's coordinates,
> and essentially loads the respective browser-based map view according to
> those coordinates.  then, the layer-set essentially has to adopt the
> coordinates and zoom levels of the respective browser-based maps for the
> term of the edit, or as long as the user has that google background map
> loaded.   of course, it would be nice if the plugin kept track of
> adjustments per coordinate quadrant, so the user could load new/different
> maps, and adjust them to the google map with a push of the button,
> essentially making a copy of the user map, with the incorrect coordinates,
> so it essentially matches the google maps, and should apply to shapefiles
> and postgresql/postgis layers alike.
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> also working on an address book importer/exporter plugin.  this will allow
> the user to import contacts from an os x or outlook address book(or an vcf
> file), as well as export them to os x / outlook address book.  the user may
> import to a new vector map, or to an existing user map.  if the address book
> has contacts that have lat/long fields, then those will be auto-placed onto
> the map as points.  for all the entries in the address book that do not have
> lat/long coordinates, then those all default to the xmin/ymin of the layer's
> existing coordinates.  of course, the user can then enter correct coords per
> record as s/he obtains them, or as they are input by the user via a public
> site.  also having the ability to set decorations for the records/points,
> showing a person icon for personal contacts, and a building icon for
> business contacts(or whatever).  this uses the column in the vcf table that
> denotes the record type, providing that is possible within uDig.  if not,
> then that will be to be addressed.  i have not found a way in udig to
> decorate points, much less apply multiple decorations to one point map.
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> third plugin is a timeline.  to simply be able to slide the timeline back
> into the past, or back into the present, and to view the records that
> existed at any of those points in time, like how property was divided, or if
> there was construction of a given property at a given time, etc.
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> On Apr 2, 2008, at 3:33 AM, Rober Castro wrote:
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> Hello
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>  I'm working with Udig and now I have a problem, I would like to integrate
>  Google maps with Udig, using them like a background layer for my own maps.
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>  was wondering if it is possible? I would appreciate so much if you can give
>  some advice or give me any ideas to make a start.
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>  Thanks in advance.
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>  Roberto
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