Name |
Map module |
Module Type |
Activity |
Author |
Ted Bowman |
Released |
2008 |
Maintained |
Actively |
Languages |
English, Spanish |
Compliance |
Good |
Documentation |
Online documentation |
Errors |
None displayed |
The Map module makes use of online map services from Google Maps, or a combination of OpenStreetMap and OpenLayers. It allows teachers and/or students to add locations with other information to a map. The map can be used to show the locations of students around a country or around the world, or it can be used for a variety of other applications.
Unlike most other modules, the Map module needs to access information from outside your server. Information about the cURL library and how to enable it, is available in the initial chapter of this book.
It is assumed that you will generally want to use Google Maps unless access is restricted by the Google Maps API terms and conditions.
To access Google Maps from your server you will need an access...