UK Map- for RB Relay

[Gumball]

http://maps.google.com/?ll=51.744038,-2.32...414935,3.702393

[G.T.]

whats this for

if you dont mind me asking

not a piss take or anything, just wondered what the map of the uk is for [:$]

[Gumball]

http://maps.google.com/?ll=51.744038,-2.32...414935,3.702393

 

Guys,

Wilky is away for a couple of days and has asked me to help with the map of the UK for the RB Relay. What he wants is a map of the UK where the route from-

Landsend-A30, Exmouth-M5, Bristol-M4, M25 (anticlockwise),M40 north to Banbury, M42, M6 north to Scotland, A74, M74 to Glasgow, M8 to Edinburgh, M90 north, A9 to Inverness, A9 north, A99 to JOG

I have looked at the map Cal used for the scottish scoobies locations and am struggling to see how to add a route taking the above locations in???????????

We need a map that is either a link as above, or a huge photo where people can save, add their location and re post.

What we need is-Example

Landsend------A30------Exmouth-------M5--------Bristol

Shown all the way up the country in a clear bold blue line.

Can anyone help us do this please?

Thanks, Chris

[st3ph3n]

YES!

I can maybe do something with this. Not right now but when I get home. It'll not be 100% accurate with following roads as it basicaly involves using the google maps engine and drawing vector lines on it, and there's no way I'm supplying points for every kink in the road, but I can roughly follow the main artery roads etc. that will be used. I can also put pushpins in for the main points on the journey like the handovers.

Let me have a play the night as I've not done it before, I only know the theory/concept behind it, but it shouldn't be that hard for a man of my immeasurable genius to do.

I'll whip up a sample and if it's good we can run with it.

[bigbadboab]

This shows Landsend to Edinburgh, but still need to work out intermediate stages

 

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&...daddr=edinburgh

[st3ph3n]

I didn't know you could do directions on it. Problem is you can't add in intermediary stages which we really need.

I'll get cracking with this thing tonight and see if I can get it working.

[bigbadboab]

Edited off as it was no use

[st3ph3n]

Doesnae work Boab! The AA passes its arguments discretely rather than in the address string, so when we click that link we get nothing. Multimap and mapquest have no via functions from what I remember. We also have to go by their routing rather than define our own.

I wasn't aware the AA had via though. Well worth knowing mate.

Another thought - I could maybe generate the list of Pushpins for handovers as a Points of Interest file for use in your favourite sat nav applications. Good for those travelling the route.

[st3ph3n]

You've pasted the whole thing in now. But that's not what's needed. I spoke to Wilky about this before and didn't think I could help, but I think I can now after some recent faffing about I did.

What he wants is the route we're using, not the quickest way, with big signs on it saying where the handovers are. He said he'd also like a link from those to perhaps a forum thread with information about what's going on at that meeting point or how that region is raising their money.

Something like Frappr where our members map is was my first thought, but it has no routing functions. What I'm proposing is to use google maps like Frappr does (it's a free api at the moment) with custom content overlayed ontop of it based on data we provide. This is how Frappr achieves what it achieves, and I think I know how to do it.

[Gumball]

Good stuff St3ph3n

I thought the only way to do it would be to have links for each area

ie- landsend to exmouth and then another link, another, another etcetc

would be good if we could get it all on one map

[bigbadboab]

See if this works.  It is the RAC one and looks to be able to do everything you want.

Only thing is the disclaimer at the bottom forbidding it to be reproduced unless written authority is sought.

Use postcode from:-  TR19 to KW1 via where ever (up to 5 times)

http://rp.rac.co.uk/routeplanner

 

It gives a rough idea[]

[st3ph3n]

1) More than 5 vias

2) No way to save the route for people to click on without breaking copyright, so they'd have to type it all in themselves.

3) No way to include hyperlinks for each handover point to threads/pages with info about whats going on

Trust me boab. I'm a neeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrddddddddddddd.

[bigbadboab]

1) More than 5 vias

2) No way to save the route for people to click on without breaking copyright, so they'd have to type it all in themselves.

3) No way to include hyperlinks for each handover point to threads/pages with info about whats going on

Trust me boab. I'm a neeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrddddddddddddd.

 

I'm sure thats what I said in my post.  It was just a guide[:|]  Sorry to have intruded[] Carry on[8-|]

[st3ph3n]

Right - www.st3ph3n.com/burnsmap

Only 3 points on it so far, but you all get the jist of what I meant now. I'm working on making the data come out of a database that someone can update easily if required. The blue lines don't need to join up to the red markers, I've just used the same points as an example.

Oh, if the blue lines don't come up refresh the page using control-f5. I'll work out why it's not always drawing them tonight. If people can report back if they see them first time, and what browser they're using PLEASE. You're my testers.

[oobster]

Right.... let's see if my message gets thru this time instead of getting an error message [:@]

[:@] at my works laptop by the way, not the forum software - it never does this @ home.

Anyway - stephen - i use IE6 and the map had to be refreshed before the blue lines appeared. Once i'd done that though it displayed fine - map fitted the screen well and looked the dug's baws!

 

[st3ph3n]

Excellent. I think I know why they're not showing up. Or at least I have the vaguest of ideas.

Obviously it's standard google mapping, so you can zoom, pan, look for places with dirty/funny names. All the usual.