Hello, The new map looks great!
My only suggestion is to group locations in a city when zoomed out. For example, in Chicago, while there are three streams set up, the only one that is accessible when zoomed out is the Wicker Park stream. When a user clicks on a marker from a city with more than one stream, I think there should be a clustered info window that pops up with the names of the different streams in that city (each linked to their marker)... then when zoomed in close enough that the markers for different streams are visible they should un-clustered. There is an extension for google maps called ClusterMarker that can do this http://googlemapsapi.martinpearman.co.uk/readarticle.php?article_id=3.
Best, Max
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 9:29 AM, julien clauss julien@cycliq.org wrote:
einfach klasse !
julien
Le 22 sept. 09 à 10:42, Jerome Joy a écrit :
Hello,
Right now, the new Locustream SoundMap (version 2.0) is ready and publicly released on our website. http://locusonus.org/soundmap/
We have installed a series of new features and updated existing ones :
- google-maps-based with zoom, drag and map types options & controls
- options menu access : the 'wheel' icon (above right)
- full-window : the 'rectangle-arrow' icon
- refresh the map : the 'curved arrow' icon
- full automation with our streaming server
- update of the account registration and maintenance ('admin' link)
etc.
The soundmap is now in test, so you can navigate on it Thanks to send your comments to the list in order to improve this new soundmap
Concerning your account ('admin' link on the red menu) : Because we can now zoom in, we can access to the precise location of your microphone on the interface (with the 'satellite' preset option available on the options menu : while clicking the 'wheel' icon above right). This requests you must adjust this location starting from your account page. The easier way is to drag your microphone icon after zooming in the preview map you find on your account page (below). This way is very useful and efficient. The second way is to type your exact postal address in the 'Localization' paragraph, but this second way seems less reliable. Thanks for typing the name of your country in the requested field (same paragraph) if it's not already automatically done by the system. This feature is used by our on-line Tardis system.
If you've got problem to access to your account (if you've forgot your login/psw), contact me.
At the same time, you can update the informations and the pictures of your streaming microphone system.
News - Ongoing stream installations : Chicago - Eric Leonardson Montreal - Max and Julian Stein Chicago - Chad Clark Ann Arbor - John Kannenberg Belfast - Pedro Rebelo Bournemouth - Alain Renaud Lagos - Emeka Ogboh Barcelona - Le Hangar Lijiang - Rhizome Art Center Yogyakarta - The Fibers etc.
Other streams are intermittent (in Paris, New York, Marseilles, Vesinet, etc.) or currently down because of a streambox breakdown (Quebec, Hong Kong, Dakar). The streambox with our embedded LocusMic (tiny electret microphone) is always in a prototype phase. We have distributed a first series of streamboxes to streamers (webmikers) who were ok to work with us for testing it and improving the system. A second series will be available next month. We remind you that the installation of a streambox on your stream location permits to keep stable the network of microphones and thus to favour the development of projects (installations and so on) based on Locustream live streams.
link : http://locusonus.org/w/index.php?page=locusmic link : http://locusonus.org/w/index.php?page=streambox
Thanks Jerome
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