tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post4592827563300061990..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Ghostsigns archive: now live!CarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-56121947505649068952010-03-20T00:42:02.536+00:002010-03-20T00:42:02.536+00:00Yes, moving over to a google mapping system has al...Yes, moving over to a google mapping system has always been my vision for the project. I see a spinning globe with signs popping up as you roll over locations. What's required is more precise postcode information or a way of pulling the geotagging data from Flickr. You can see some experiments I've done on <a href="http://brickads.blogspot.com/search?q=map" rel="nofollow">these posts from the blog</a>.Sam Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220079734957549022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-60960193027578939252010-03-19T16:11:13.043+00:002010-03-19T16:11:13.043+00:00The archive can be searched by postcode - not quit...The archive can be searched by postcode - not quite a map, but the next best thing! <br /><br />I don't know much about the issues/technicalities around mapping - Sam could no doubt explain - but the signs are mapped on <a href="http://brickads.blogspot.com/2010/01/flook.html" rel="nofollow">this iPhone app</a> (which I haven't tried as I don't have an iPhone).CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-6282872378868122292010-03-19T15:49:54.518+00:002010-03-19T15:49:54.518+00:00Interesting, and this must have been a true labour...Interesting, and this must have been a true labour of love. However, wouldn't it be better to add a Google Maps feature where people can then find (and add) ghost signs near them? Perhaps this isn't the objective at all though.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453626318828119830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-90353423251246870632010-03-19T14:37:05.021+00:002010-03-19T14:37:05.021+00:00Great to meet you yesterday Caroline and thank you...Great to meet you yesterday Caroline and thank you for all the support you've given across the project. Enjoy the archive, I'm going to take a rest for a weekend!Sam Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220079734957549022noreply@blogger.com