Adding yourself to the viewer map ....

Post by **Spike** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:14 pm

The new User Map is now up and running. Hopefully this will allow us to acheive a better understanding of where we are in relation to each other and for the purposes of planning get togethers. Plus, its cool.

In order to add yourself to the map enter your geocode coordinates in the appropriate places in your profile.

Do not enter your literal lat/long in textual format, rather use the geocode of the location you want to mark. Note, enter W longitude with a negative number. There are plenty of spots on the web to get your geocode. I have a few listed below.

Airnav - Airnav generally provides the goecode for every airport it locates. Its listed right below the normal lat/long (the 3rd line.)
Info Sports - Info Sports will allow you to select any spot on the globe and it will in return give you the geocode for that location.
AJM Software - AJM will return the appropriate geocode for any given address.

Map icon's are color coded according to which RV you select in the selection box. Pick the one that applies to you, otherwise just leave it at "None".

When visiting the map you can click on a user name to have that person's marker info brought up. Likewise, clicking on any given marker on the map will cause it to bring up its info window identifying who it represents.

Have fun.

-- John

tshort · Post by **tshort** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:15 pm

Cool!
I lived in China for about 10 minutes until I read closer and put west in as negative!
I wonder if there are any RVs in china?

T.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:53 pm

What about the A models? No breakdown in the list for them?

CJ

bmurrish · Post by **bmurrish** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:39 pm

tshort wrote:I lived in China for about 10 minutes until I read closer and put west in as negative!

LOL!!! I was in China too. After I entered my data and went to the map I was thinking "Cool, someone from China is building a -8 too". That was until I realized it was me. I added the negative and I'm back in Colorado Springs.

4kilo · Post by **4kilo** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:34 pm

As of tonight (Friday), the breakdown of RV types by location is rather interesting. Two fours, both on the west coast, two sevens, both in New England, one nine center east coast, and four eights, right through the center of the country, with no mixing of types! I'm sure this will change as more people add their locations, but it sure looks weird right now.

Pat

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:38 pm

add another -7 to central! this is cool!!

Post by **Spike** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:55 pm

captain_john wrote:What about the A models? No breakdown in the list for them?

CJ

There is no pleasing you John is there? Sheesh

...

Breaking it down into the variants doubles the amount of markers and would get cluttered, not to mention a pain to keep up. So basically, the answer is no!

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:04 am

LOL, okaaaay...

CJ

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:51 pm

cyphergirl RV-10!!! what???

spikescopilot · Post by **spikescopilot** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:10 pm

cjensen wrote:cyphergirl RV-10!!! what???

Jedi mind trick.

Post by **Spike** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:16 pm

Hey Chad, Patt changed what she was going to post. What she was originally going to say was that negotiations are still on going

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:19 pm

no need to negotiate! you build the -9, she builds the 10!

Post by **Spike** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:35 am

Hmmm, wish I had your money

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:00 am

i'm just a dreamer...like right now, i'm daydreaming about what i'll do when i win the AOPA Commander, and the lottery tomorrow night.

Snap · Post by **Snap** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:50 pm

I am all by myself down here. Wish I was closer to you guys. I want to drink beer and eat with CJ to. Not that I wouldn't want to drink with you Spike. Matter of fact, I think you would drive me to drink.

Just kidding. Really wish I was closer.

Post by **Spike** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:56 pm

Hey Silly, get some more RV types from down under to join. I know there are more of you down there!!

-- John

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:53 pm

Snap, I want to ham it up with you too!

When are ya comin' up this way next!?!

CJ

Snap · Post by **Snap** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:21 am

One of these days my friends, one day.
I will get on a plane and get my butt to Osh!!!!
Then there will be much beer and food and laughing. That will be a great day indeed. I am looking forward to it.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:56 am

i hear that snap!! get your butt over hear!! OSH is a great beer drinking, food eatin', belly laughin' facility...we'll be there waitin' for ya!

brian · Post by **brian** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:57 pm

you can also get the geocodes from http://www.wikimapia.org

For those who didn't know (like me), the way to get to where you input the map values is at the bottom of your USER PROFILE screen