A map display of SOH member locations....

[Navy Chief]

Just a thought...

But it would be interesting to have a map display that would show where all the SOH members live. I have seen apps where this has been done.

NC

[srgalahad]

yeah... it could even be colour-coded to show the level of participation (you know, red for 3000+ posts, green for 1-3000, blue for 100-999 and let the mass that never get involved cover the world in a grey blob). Of course, unless it was tied to your initial registration the 'grey' ones would never show up anyway :kilroy:

Seriously, I like the basic idea.

Rob

[Odie]

Cool idea, NC ! It would really show the global reach of SOH...:applause::applause:

[harleyman]

I am here!

[Quicksand]

:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

[HundertzehnGustav]

where how when what? lets go...

[JoeW]

We did that with the scenery we did when I was with FREEflow. I think they used Google Earth to do that. I had nothing to do with that, but it can be done.

<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2" xmlns:gx="http://www.google.com/kml/ext/2.2" xmlns:kml="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
<document>
<name>KmlFile</name>
<stylemap id="default_copy0+nicon=http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal3/icon63.png+hicon=http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal3/icon55.png">


<key>normal</key>
<styleurl>#default_copy0+icon=http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal3/icon63.png</styleurl>
</pair>


<key>highlight</key>
<styleurl>#default_copy0+icon=http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal3/icon55.png</styleurl>
</pair>
</stylemap>
<style id="default_copy0+icon=http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal3/icon63.png">
<IconStyle>
<Icon>
<href>http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal3/icon63.png</href>
</Icon>
</IconStyle>
</style>
<style id="default_copy0+icon=http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal3/icon55.png">
<IconStyle>
<scale>1.1</scale>
<Icon>
<href>http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal3/icon55.png</href>
</Icon>
</IconStyle>
<LabelStyle>
<scale>1.1</scale>
</LabelStyle>
</style>


<name>My House</name>
<lookat>
<longitude>-81.36102975942414</longitude>
<latitude>27.30412931027008</latitude>
<altitude>0</altitude>
<range>143.6498798894024</range>
<tilt>7.131150752866317e-010</tilt>
<heading>5.271800000013157</heading>
</lookat>
<styleurl>#default_copy0+nicon=http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal3/icon63.png+hicon=http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal3/icon55.png</styleurl>


<coordinates>-81.361015857493,27.3041423595759,0</coordinates>
</point>
</placemark>
</document>
</kml>
This is my house. Must not be able to post a KML file.

[djscoo]

➡TRY THIS (http://www.mapservices.org/myguestmap/map/SimOuthouse)

You just click on your location, enter your display name, and it places a marker.

(There is code you can paste into the site to display the map. If the mods are okay with it I can post it here, or start a new thread.)

[PRB]

➡TRY THIS (http://www.mapservices.org/myguestmap/map/SimOuthouse)

Oops... I added a marker, but it isn't where I am (in the Atlantic Ocean) and I can't delete it, sorry..! I was wondering how the heck it was going to figure out where I was. I got my answer - it can't, you have to tell it... :icon_lol:

It would be cool to have such a map.

[Chacha]

...Done....

That's cool!

We can know what part of the Universe each one is at....















(Did I say Universe? Too much X3 for me ......):isadizzy:

[Matt Wynn]

placed my Whereabouts on there, am i the first other side of the Pond? :icon_lol:

[Mathias]

Done!

[n4gix]

Done! Close enough anyway...

If you zoom in really, really close, you can see me getting out of my car to open the garage! :)

[Reddog]

Done!

[djscoo]

Oops
I got rid of it...:ernae:

And whoever put "Osama" in Afghanistan (nyuk nyuk nyuk :sleep:)

[FireStorm II]

Very nice djscoo!
I see a dozen of us already.

[kilo delta]

Done! :bump:

[Dain Arns]

Wonder, is there a way to make a permanent link to the map on the forum menu bars or something? :kilroy:

Oh sweet, you can export all of those markers to Google Earth too.

[MCDesigns]

pretty cool, done!

[djscoo]

Wonder, is there a way to make a permanent link to the map on the forum menu bars or something? :kilroy:

Oh sweet, you can export all of those markers to Google Earth too.
If someone made a new thread with the link in the first post, then a mod locked it and made it sticky...

...Henry?

[GT182]

Done.

Reddog, hope to see you in June at MAAM's WWII Weekend 20th Anniversary in Reading. ;)

[dogknot]

I'm in.

When I went back (hybrid map), I noticed my marker moved across the street. It's okay though, a cute gal lives there. :mixedsmi:

[cheezyflier]

I am here!


no, i'm here, you're all the way over there :icon_lol:



***edit: i just noticed you can post a link that hides under your name. so if you click on my name you get to see the area where i live

[luckydog]

"marked" my territory.........

[Willy]

Done!

[Odie]

Odieland has been established.....:icon_lol:

[PRB]

I got rid of it...:ernae:

And whoever put "Osama" in Afghanistan (nyuk nyuk nyuk :sleep:)

Thanks, dsjcoo. I added myself correctly now... :icon_lol:

[JorisVandenBerghe]

If you have a look on the other side of the pond...I put my marker on it as well.

Nice idea! Nice to see :applause:.

[OBIO]

I done did do it.

OBIO

[Tim-HH]

Indeed a great idea! :applause:

I have added my marker to the map as well.

Greetings
Tim

[paiken]

I'm in (or on, rather).
Pat

[Bjoern]

Wohoo, furthest east so far!

[CADFather]

I'm here, 'er there, well I'm here but my marker is there, on that site yeah that's what I meant, has anyone seen my socks?

[Wing_Z]

Good idea!
If you click the "Export to Google Earth" link, & click on the kml file, you get a great overview in GE.

[Cloud9Gal]

I'm on the map! Yay! http://freesmileyface.net/smiley/Others/others-062.gif (http://freesmileyface.net/Free-Others-Smileys.html)

[Reddog]

Done.

Reddog, hope to see you in June at MAAM's WWII Weekend 20th Anniversary in Reading. ;)

Will try. the old legs ain,t what they use to be, have a hard time getting around. I haven't been to it in the last 3or 4 years because of that and the weather. I did make around 8 or 9 of them thou.:applause:

[Toastmaker]

Pretty neat ! I'm in - right outside of D.C.

Hey, where are all our Canadian buddies ??

[Technogrunt]

It’s kind of lonely, the only one I see close to me is in El Cajon and that is about 8 hours away
John in central Ca.

[CG_1976]

Pretty neat ! I'm in - right outside of D.C.

Hey, where are all our Canadian buddies ??

NWT is marked.

[RodgerC130]

I'm in!!!:salute:

[Kiwikat]

Sweet idea! Added! :jump:

[djscoo]

There is a marker directly across the street from mine...I have a feeling someone is trying yo mess with my head. :icon_eek:

...it's working.:icon_lol:

[luckydog]

There is a marker directly across the street from mine...I have a feeling someone is trying yo mess with my head. :icon_eek:

...it's working.:icon_lol:

I see a "Wally" in your area, but that's it.

[FengZ]

added, but i'm the only one living in Asia right now? LoL

-feng

[BladeRun]

I'm in..2nd one in Mass. Just 2 of us in New England right now.:wavey:

[Piglet]

Done, Now I got a lot of GPS bombs to program!:pop4:

[FengZ]

Done, Now I got a lot of GPS bombs to program!:pop4:

LoL!

-feng

[viking3]

That me at the beach in my snowmobile suit and Sorels.:kilroy:

Regards, Rob:ernae:

[Fauville]

Position Marked:icon31:

[Quixoticish]

Added :)

[lefty]

First one in Scotland so far !

[jmig]

Me there!

[Tako_Kichi]

Added

[exc141ac]

"marked" my territory.........


LOL!

[papab]

Done

[TomSteber]

Added twice by accident. First one was with out zooming in.
Second one is actually where I'm at.
So far only Kiwikat in my area.

[wings4521]

Position marked:icon31:

[Bjoern]

Done, Now I got a lot of GPS bombs to program!:pop4:

As long as they're not nucular, go ahead.

I think my marker points to the already half-destroyed church in the center of town, so I'll be safe and sound. :d

[bpfowler]

added meself, but where's smilo and oleboy and them other Puget sounders?

[The B24 Guy]

I Be Added.

Regards,
B24Guy

[Wim]

Just put no.100

[hubbabubba]

It's getting crowded here! :bump:

[JimC1702]

DONE!

Jim

[strega13]

great idea !
got my marker in as well

[Navy Chief]

Whoa! I hadn't checked my post for a while. I had no idea it would generate such interest! Any chance the map could be added to the menu as a drop down option?

NC

[Jen]

This is quite funny :applause:

Jen

[djscoo]

<script src='http://www.mapservices.org/myguestmap/javascripts/guestmap.js' type='text/javascript'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
show_guestmap(723, 590, 'SimOuthouse');
</script>

[djscoo]

I'm surprised that worked!

[grunau_baby]

grunau - homebase added!!!:salute:

[tigisfat]

Man, there are a ton already in there and I don't know quite a few. I didn't know how many people lurked around here reading only....

[cheezyflier]

funny, isn't it? (the lurkers i mean)

like the fremen on arakis, a powerful force and no one can really be sure how many there are :icon_lol:


i just noticed, no pin in arizona for lionheart. wassup with that?

[vora]

Who needs Arizona if you have one in Bavaria! :icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:
:ernae:

[Navy Chief]

Who needs Arizona if you have one in Bavaria! :icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:
:ernae:

Bavaria is where my ancestors lived. Philip Schirmer. His house in Speyer, is now the Tourist Information Center......

Somewhat of a revolutionary, you might say. The King at the time gave him a choice of either losing his head, or leaving the country. Luckily for me, he chose the latter!

[vora]

Bavaria is where my ancestors lived. Philip Schirmer. His house in Speyer, is now the Tourist Information Center......

Somewhat of a revolutionary, you might say. The King at the time gave him a choice of either losing his head, or leaving the country. Luckily for me, he chose the latter!
Must have been between 1816 and 1871 then, the only time Speyer was part of Bavaria and thus had a king. Interesting, I suspect he was one of the 1849 revolutionaries. Alas, in those days they didn't execute dissenters anymore, it was more like prison or exile. A lot of Germans emigrated to America after the failed '49 revolution.

Nowadays Speyer is not part of Bavaria anymore but of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate (can you say it 3x without knotting your tongue? :icon_lol:).
Doesn't matter, after your first gallon of beer you've already proven your Bavarian ancestry (and "Navy" means a lot of gallons, I suspect).:ernae:

Cheers, Volker

[Navy Chief]

Must have been between 1816 and 1871

Volker, I am sure it was during that time period. The only time I visited Speyer was in the summer of 1972. German beer is OH so much better than anything in the U.S. In my opinion, anyway. The only beer that comes close are the "microbrews" available now. Probably a good thing I don't live in Germany, because I would live in a state of inebriation.....

Bier and bratwurst.....yumm....

NC

[SabreAce]

I'm in..2nd one in Mass. Just 2 of us in New England right now.:wavey:
Make it 3 :wavey:

[Henry]

I'm surprised that worked!
me too how did ya do it?
H

[MaddogK]

Close enough

[WND]

I'm added!!

[djscoo]

me too how did ya do it?
H
There is a control panel that lets you adjust the size of the map, and below that it says "display map on your site" So I clicked that and it had some code which I cut and pasted, and it just showed up!

[Allen]

I added myself.

[scottmm73]

I've been installed.

[rvn817j]

I renewed my phone service several months ago and got a 'droid' phone. I then started using 'MyTracks' on the phone and became familiar with Google Maps. The technology available to the 'common man' these days is just awesome!

[hews500d]

Just added myself. Call me paranoid though, I just showed the "general area" where I live, not my actual house :monkies:

Darrell

[Prowler1111]

I´m in

[Hals und Bein Bruch]

call before you come over...:salute:

[Lazerbeak]

Entered!

Kind of lonely up there though, all by meself! :icon_lol:

[falcon409]

Done!:salute:

[Henry]

Entered!

Kind of lonely up there though, all by meself! :icon_lol:
theres nothing wrong with peace and quiet:icon_lol:
at least we see you
Thanks
H

[NoNewMessages]

#162

Please stop by, if you have food or :ernae:

[fsafranek]

Done and I'm also here: N 33° 08.237 W 117° 05.983 :applause:
:ernae:

[peter12213]

Same here, very cool! :salute:

[Rimshot]

Done :)

[bushpilot]

Added, I'm closer to the nort pole than any other member at the moment:icon_lol::icon_lol:

Feel so ronery:bump:

[CG_1976]

Added, I'm closer to the nort pole than any other member at the moment:icon_lol::icon_lol:

Feel so ronery:bump:

Well at least by only 3 degrees more north then me. But we do get them beautiful lights and can lol when someone complains about the Cold or Snow. Im starting to love Arctic life.

[DB93]

Just added myself. This is really a very cool idea. :)

-George

[bushpilot]

Well at least by only 3 degrees more north then me. But we do get them beautiful lights and can lol when someone complains about the Cold or Snow. Im starting to love Arctic life.

Amen to that:salute::icon_lol:

[NSS]

Done my bit...:salute:

[Shylock]

Done. Thats pretty damn cool I must say. I'm the only so far from the NYC, Long Island area.

[DaveQ]

Done!

DaveQ

[Henry]

Done my bit...:salute:
good one we need to cover our coast
i had to put my mum in there
just to keep an eye on it:173go1:
LOL
H

[Lateral-G]

Oops... I added a marker, but it isn't where I am (in the Atlantic Ocean) and I can't delete it, sorry..! I was wondering how the heck it was going to figure out where I was. I got my answer - it can't, you have to tell it... :icon_lol:

It would be cool to have such a map.

Looks like we're neighbors!

Just added mine. You can even see my truck in the driveway.

-G-

[Mithrin]

Pretty cool tool!

[RyanJames170]

You can add me if you like

[Lewis-A2A]

ALL YOUR EAST COAST ARE BELONG TO US, I MEAN LOWESTOFT :engel016:

[Henry]

ALL YOUR EAST COAST ARE BELONG TO US, I MEAN LOWESTOFT :engel016:
do they still have boat racing on thursday:ernae:
H

[Henry]

You can add me if you like
just click on the map and put yourself there
H

[RyanJames170]

im in now

[Lewis-A2A]

Yes theres still the power boating, Ive never been yet but one of my workmates is on the rescue team.

[Cleartheprop]

DONE ! :ernae:

[PeteHam]

Australia is equal with New Zealand with 4 each :icon_lol::icon_lol:

Pete.

[Wing_Z]

Australia is equal with New Zealand with 4 each :icon_lol::icon_lol:
Pete.Ah but waitaminnit we have a couple in reserve, just in case... ;)

[Fauville]

Ah but waitaminnit we have a couple in reserve, just in case... ;)
I think Mr Ian Warren needs to front up and represent the Sth Island:engel016: