[Ubuntu-be] Getting a new Website

[Bruno De Bondt]

Pierre Buyle wrote:
> <snip>
>   
> Drupal customization is needed to use Drupal as back-end for the
> support points map. There is two "customization" that are needed. We
> should find the way to store "supporters profile information" (see
> current support points map at http://map.ubuntu.be for what's in it)
> in Drupal user profile. For this I know there is a Drupal module that
> can be used to attach CCK nodes to users. But maybe there is a better
> solution (I don't know Drupal very much). We will also need a way to
> search this information. For end-used through a nice Web UI. From the
> JavaScript through a JSON or XML API. I've no idea how we could do
> this second part with Drupal.
>   

Have a look at the the Location module 
(http://drupal.org/project/location). Basically, it allows Drupal 
objects (such as nodes) to be associated with geographical information. 
According  to the project's description, it should be possible to feed 
this info to a Google map:

"(...)
- provides methods to perform geocoding operations (address -> lat/long 
coordinates) using third-party geocoding service providers
- provides methods to connect to various third-party web map service 
providers"

Does this look ok?

- bruno


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