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PublisherO'reilly Media, Incorporated

ISBN-101449308945

ISBN-139781449308940

eBay Product ID (ePID)109483925

Product Key Features

Number of Pages150 Pages

Publication NameMapping with Drupal : Navigating Complexities to Create Beautiful and Engaging Maps

LanguageEnglish

SubjectWeb / Web Programming, Web / Design, Web / Search Engines, Web / Content Management Systems, Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (See Also Travel / Maps & Road Atlases)

Publication Year2012

TypeTextbook

AuthorAlan Palazzolo, Thomas Turnbull

Subject AreaComputers, Reference

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight9.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal006.7

Table Of ContentPreface; Audience; Drupal and Mapping Glossary; Drupal 7 Modules; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; Safari® Books Online; How to Contact Us; Acknowledgments;Chapter 1: Why Map with Drupal; 1.1 The Power of Maps; 1.2 The Power of Drupal;Chapter 2: Web Mapping Basics; 2.1 Projections and Coordinate Systems; 2.2 Data Storage; 2.3 Challenges of Web-Based Mapping;Chapter 3: Spatial Data; 3.1 Data Storage; 3.2 Data Input; 3.3 Geocoding;Chapter 4: Displaying Maps; 4.1 Mapping with the OpenLayers Module; 4.2 Mapping with the GMap Module; 4.3 Other Ways of Displaying Spatial Data;Chapter 5: Extending Map Interactions; 5.1 GMap; 5.2 OpenLayers; 5.3 Conclusion;Chapter 6: Making Beautiful Maps; 6.1 Markers; 6.2 Data-Driven Styling; 6.3 The Map Interface; 6.4 Theming Pop Ups; 6.5 Map Tiles;Chapter 7: Managing Maps as Features; 7.1 Exporting OpenLayers and Geofield with Features; 7.2 Exporting GMap and Location with Features;Chapter 8: Conclusion; 8.1 Next Steps in Mapmaking; 8.2 The Future of Mapping with Drupal;Further Reading; Drupal Books; Mapping Theory Books; Technical Mapping-Related Books;Map Projections; WGS 84 (Latitude and Longitude); Gall-Peters Projection; South-Oriented Maps;Glossary; Mapping Terms; Drupal Terms;

SynopsisBuild beautiful interactive maps on your Drupal website, and tell engaging visual stories with your data. This concise guide shows you how to create custom geographical maps from top to bottom, using Drupal 7 tools and out-of-the-box modules. You'll learn how mapping works in Drupal, with examples on how to use intuitive interfaces to map local events, businesses, groups, and other custom data. Although building maps with Drupal can be tricky, this book helps you navigate the system's complexities for creating sophisticated maps that match your site design. Get the knowledge and tools you need to build useful maps with Drupal today. Get up to speed on map projections, the ethics of making maps, and the challenges of building them online Learn how spatial data is stored, input by users, manipulated, and queried Use the OpenLayers or GMap modules to display maps with lists, tables, and data feeds Create rich, custom interactions by applying geolocation Customize your map's look and feel with personalized markers, map tiles, and map popups Build modules that add imaginative and engaging interactions, Custom geographical maps are a popular way to represent data on the web. More and more users are comfortable using a web mapping interface thanks mostly to the work of Google Maps. But users also expect sophisticated site design, and not just an embedded map from some other source dropped onto the middle of the page. This concise book shows you ......

LC Classification NumberTK5105.8885.D78