General information

Component (plugin/mambot) compatible with Joomla 1.5.x/1.0.x that allows the integration of most GIS formats to be shown on map in Joomla! CMS instantly.

Allows several instances of the plugin within the same page for quick display of various thematic maps.

Quick display and combine of various GIS data sources, including OpenGIS Consortium's WMS and WFS protocols :

• Google Maps;
• Yahoo! Maps;
  
• Microsoft Virtual Earth;
• MultiMap;
• Map24;
• OpenStreetMap;
  
• MapServer CGI;
• Web Mapping Service (WMS);
• Web Feature Service (WFS);

Create your own interactive map with exchangeable base and overlay layers, combining server's imported layers with vector information and/or GeoRSS and KML format for markers information display.

Quick configuration and settings to enjoy a simple and efficient map:

• map size, map overview (bird view),
• navigation zoom/pan controls, zoom slider,
• layer attribution and map permalink;
• interactive layer list (layer switcher);
• scale and coordinate display;
• zoom levels and map center coordinates;
• quick Google API and Yahoo API configuration from plugin interface;

Key technical features:

• Based on object-oriented JavaScript library for a fully customizable, CMS integrated GIS interface.
• Dual plugin parameters configuration, from the plugin interface and/or the content page

Version Features

ver.1.10 - July, 2008

• Added: Automatically loading of Geo Visitors KML layer (if the plugin is installed) - parameter also available inline visitors='1' (0=disabled, 1=enabled)
• Updated: Latest OpenLayers engine - release 2.8
• Updated: Routing extension code to use latest OpenLayers distribution

ver.1.9 - June, 2008

New features:

• Improved GPX support, including information display from tracks, routes and waypoints
• Configurable on click/on mouse hover bubble display

New in version 1.8:

• multi-language support for Weather extension - automatically loads the multilingual Weather KML layer from WISroGIS weather plugin , with day/night icons display according to local time for weather locations, completed with improved look and icons

ver.1.7 - March, 2008

• Multilingual interface (English, French, German, Spanish) based on site's language - JoomFish compatible, allowing the creation of multilingual maps
  
• Dynamic IP positioning based on visitors address and geo-coordinates supplied by api.hostip.info
• Optional display IP location marker
• Optional go-to-my-IP-location button
• Test static IP address
• Configurable map border color
• Configurable route color and line

ver.1.6 - February, 2008

Automate your map with layers from SOBI2 component- Sigsiu Online Business Index 2.

Multiple options for directory layers listing:

• Full directory listing sobi2_task='directory'
• Individual category listing sobi2_task='category'|sobi2_id='ID'
• Individual entry listing sobi2_task='item'|sobi2_id='ID'
• Optional inclusion of the subcategories' content - sobi2_subcategories (1/0)

WISroGIS can be configured to use of SOBI2 back-end configured category's icon.

Please refer to WISroGIS tutorials for more details and automated map integration to SOBI2 directory/category/entry pages.

ver.1.5 - January 05, 2008

• Routing based on OpenStreetMap Routing Service
• Sliding routing interface at the bottom of the map
• Route computation base on user's choice: Fastest/Shortest, Car/Bycicle/Foot options
• Dual data input system for start and/or stop: map direct click and Openstreetmap Namefinder
• Download the route result as GPS exchange format (.gpx) file for your navigation system

ver.1.4 - December 08, 2008

• Configurable proxy for loading external generated layers
  
• New interface images
• OpenLayers engine updated to 2.7 - last stable version
• Inline dynamic markers:
  marker({dynamic marker parameter list}) { "id":"1", "lat":"45.1233", "lon":"24.4566", "elev":"0", "address":"", "icon":"Test", "desc":"HTML description goes here", }
• Map enlarging - lighbox support - backend enable and configurable

ver.1.3 - November 24, 2008

• Reproject Center - inline parameter - if specified, the map's projection will be applied to the specified (lon,lat) coords (e.g. from lon, lat to Google coords);
• Common base layer configurable via the back-end interface (base layer, common to all plugin instances; it will be displayed if no baseLayer inline was specified);
• TMS support, backend configurable: TMSscript back-end parameter configuration (for TMS custom javascript function);
• Enable/disable the pugin's code dynamic suffix (disabling it allows external JavaScript coding);

ver.1.2 - August 26, 2008

Added TMS layer support:

• TMSscript online param allows inserting of the TMS custom javascript function;
• for Joomla 1.0.x please see include/joomla.PHP
  function ampReplace( $text ) - around line 5775
  comment the line
  $text = preg_replace( '|&(?![w]+;)|', '&', $text );

ver.1.1 - August 10, 2008

Added Map24 support:

• OpenStreetMap support;
• fast embed Map24 maps;
• Map24 Application Key configuration from plugin interface;