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January 17, 2006
Iteration 08a is up - Google Maps go go go!
So, a few hours ago I let iteration 8 out of the bag. It's a little late, we've been hacking our way through dense forest undergrowth, scaling massive mountains and fighting giant monsters... or rather we'd like an excuse like that but in reality we just got a little side-tracked.
Iteration 8 was delivered on time last week but we found a couple of minor problems with the Google Maps (specifically relating to the keys needed for use). These were then fixed but we got caught up in discussions about iteration 9 and quite simply didn't get around to updating the public instance of Melt - sorry! The 8a signifies that we had to fix some little things.
Iteration 8 comes with the first version of Google Maps integration allowing you to specify locations using the maps. Iteration 9 that we're working on takes the Google Maps further still showing markers for the search results and fixes an issue with Internet Explorer.
Unfortunately Google Maps data is restricted to certain places like the UK and the US but we have data for latitude/longitude of countries (courtesy of the CIA Fact Book) and lots of other data that we are seeing if we can integrate with our Google Maps implementation.
Wish us luck, see you at the next iteration!
Posted by xeightee at January 17, 2006 4:05 PM
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This looks great! Are you going to publish the google maps code?
Posted by: Nick at January 18, 2006 1:32 AM
It's already there in the public subversion repository I think. We're still extending it though, so it might be worth waiting a few more days before you start playing with it.
Posted by: Martin at January 18, 2006 10:13 AM
We discussed posting the specific code or a link to it directly to the Google Maps API group but it was decided that we want to present the developer involvement/collaboration side of our project in one go rather than in bits, and more importantly when we are ready to reply to the responses/requests that are generated by such a contribution.
Keep your eyes open for the developer involvement "plan" - it's in the works.
Posted by: Ximon at January 20, 2006 1:20 PM