Steve T Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 I just gave it a go on both of the links, I'm on me Ipood instead of laptop but both times it told me there was no Internet connection, there was! Shame as I live in La La Land and would like to find other modellers and fliers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve T Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 I just gave it a go on both of the links, I'm on me Ipood instead of laptop but both times it told me there was no Internet connection, there was! Shame as I live in La La Land and would like to find other modellers and fliers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Posted by Allan Bowker on 30/11/2014 13:58:08: I backed up the data a few months back, maybe I can do something with Google Maps? More than likely Allan. I've done some simple stuff on our club website with google maps. Also the BMFA club map uses google maps, and I think that's very similar to the members map (if I remember it correctly!) Edited By John Privett on 30/11/2014 17:02:29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert chamberlain Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 is someone working on one for the US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bowker Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 ---REPOST DUE TO FONT SIZE ISSUES ABOVE--- Hi Robert The original map was global and included the US. Unfortunately the service was taken down, possibly due to costs. I still have the original map data, however I'm struggling to find a mapping service that would work for our purposes at no cost. For now all I have is this link where the data was moved to: RCM&E Forum Members Map My problem is that Google only seem to give read only or full edit access. I need to find out how I can moderate submissions to the map to avoid any malicious editing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eflightray Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Posted by robert chamberlain on 17/12/2019 07:12:33: is someone working on one for the US? Try this one -- **LINK** (RCGroups) . Edited By eflightray on 28/12/2019 19:05:07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Seems rather flawed - doesn't show a registered user [like me] within 30 miles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bowker Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Thanks for the suggestion eflightray but the RCGroups Map is powered by Taboola and is not a free service. It also doesn't allow users to make submissions to the map for acceptance by a moderator, it only maps the geo-locations of the internet ISP you are connected to and by nature is not very accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Walby Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Martin, It does show your location...Cockernhoe….perhaps you were in free flight mode that day! PS rough location is okay with me, I would rather not have something like Google or another looking through my front window all be it I am probably been tracked by my phone anyway...now I wonder where I left that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Odd - you see someone in Cockernhoe [quite close - near my part of Luton] - the nearest logged in members I see are in London and Oxford. Maybe it doesn't show you your own location? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickw Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I can see one in Harpenden - other than that its London or Oxford for the nearest ones! Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 That's what I saw - the Harpenden one was an unregistered visitor but I was logged in. Edited By Martin Harris on 29/12/2019 13:20:58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bowker Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Hi Chris Agreed, for security it was recommended that the members placed their pin in the general area so as not to make them a target for theft. All pins were manually added by the forum members and was not automated or created from harvested data. It's important that participation is down to each person to decide. Would be nice to open the map back up if I can find a solution to the editing access problem RCM&E Forum Members Map Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert chamberlain Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 why not have one for us in the U.S.? I am sure there some who are not a member of a local club ,but read RCM&E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bowker Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Hi Robert, thanks for your interesting question. For me the aim of the map was to be fully inclusive and not split the forum in any way. The map is easily navigated and zoomed into your area of interest, wherever than may be. Sorry, I missed one of your points: Anyone could add a point to the map, member of the forum or not and even if they only read the magazine. I think my intentions were to illustrate our local and global communities. Edited By Allan Bowker on 30/12/2019 14:10:10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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