Difference between revisions of "XPlot"
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| − | + | # [http://www.ogleearth.com/2006/04/sailblogscom_ma.html Making Google Earth integration seamless], ''Ogle Earth'', 2006-04-04 | |
| + | # [http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/04/sailblogs_suppo.html Sailblogs.com Supports Google Earth], ''Google Earth Blog'', 2006-04-06 | ||
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Revision as of 10:05, 5 August 2008
XPlot is the trademarked name given to the mapping engine developed by Tim Harincar and used in SailBlogs.
Contents
History
XPlot was developed in 2001 to support various expeditions that were using an early version of XJournal. The basic idea was to build a mapping engine that would allow each expedition project to have a custom map that not only fit into the design of the overall website, but was scaled and marked with information relevant to the project. For example, to show an ocean crossing or polar expedition where existing web maps of the time had no data.
At the time, various expeditions laid out the basic requirements for a map: both manual and automatic position reports, links to blog posts, point history and various distance computations were required, and all remain in the system today.
Added into SailBlogs
In 2005, XPlot was build into the first version of SailBlogs as an obvious feature to advanced users. The major difference at this point was the construction of standard maps that would be used by many users as opposed to the fully custom maps that were previously used. New maps were developed specifically for sailors to for an emphasis on long-distance ocean travel.
Google Earth Support
In 2006 with the major release of Google Earth SailBlogs was one of the first blogging systems, if not THE first (12), to embrace this method of displaying geographical information related to blog posts. An obvious extension of the base XPlot maps, Google Earth provides the visitor with unprecedented detail of an XPlot history and related blog entries.
Configuration
Map Descriptions
References
- Making Google Earth integration seamless, Ogle Earth, 2006-04-04
- Sailblogs.com Supports Google Earth, Google Earth Blog, 2006-04-06
