By Lee Sykes
October 2010
In this tutorial we demonstrate the Advanced Biz Map module by ZLDNN.
This module integrates with Google maps and provides many useful features for displaying maps including: markers, layers, directions, street view, list view, templates and data import.
This is a useful module for displaying map data within your DotNetNuke website.
Advanced Biz Map comes with four modules: Biz Map (you can create maps, markers, layers and icons), Map View (Displays a map, supports templates and can show maps, street view, side bar and direction search), Map List (presents a list of maps) and Marker List (presents a list of markers for a map).
In this tutorial we walk you through all of the elements for setting up Advanced Biz Map.
The videos contain:
Video 1 - Introduction, Installation, How to Add a New Map and Configuring Map Settings
- Introduction
- Where to find the Advanced Biz Map Module
- How to unzip the Advanced Biz Map Module package
- How to install the module to a DotNetNuke installation
- Creating a new page for the Bizmap module
- Overview of the 4 Bizmap modules available
- How to add the main AdvancedBizMap module to a page
- How to add a new map
- Setting the default zoom level
- How to add or remove the map type control and setting the default map type
- Overview of the options available in the edit/add map screen
- Overview of the data source selection options
Time Length: 11min 35secs
Video 2 - Working with BizMap Markers, Defining Latitude and Longitude, Driving Directions
- How to add a marker into a Biz Map
- Setting the zoom from and to level
- How to get the latitude and longitude for a marker
- How to set the coordinates for the center of the map
- Viewing the markers on the map
- Explanation of street view and how to move the street view location
- Demonstration of the various map control features
- How to enable / disable each map control feature
- How to use the driving directions feature
Time Length: 8min 44secs
Video 3 - Defining the Map Center, Working With Layers
- Adding a second map
- Demonstration of a map with no map center
- How to set the map center from within the edit marker screen
- Demonstration of zoom level
- How to create and upload custom icons for markers on a BizMap map
- How to select an icon to use for a marker
- How to add a new layer to a map
- Explanation of different layer types
- Adding a traffic layer
- Demonstration of a traffic layer on a BizMap map
Time Length: 9min 17secs
Video 4 - How to Use the GeoRSS Feed Feature and Using the Map View Module
- How to add a GeoRSS feed layer to a BizMap map from a customized Google map
- Finding the RSS feed from a customized Google map
- Adding the GeoRSS feed information into a new map layer
- Demonstration of a GeoRSS feed layer
- How to add the Advanced BizMap - Map View module into a new DNN page
- Overview of the options within the Map View module settings page
- Demonstration of the BizMap - Map View display
- How to display a specific map in ‘map view’ using a map ID within a URL
- How to find the map ID and the tab ID for use within a ‘map view’ URL
Time Length: 10min 35secs
Video 5 - Using the Map List Module and the Marker List Module
- How to switch the Biz Map - Map View module back to its default map view
- How to add the BizMap Map List module to a page
- Defining the Map List module settings
- How to add the BizMap Marker List module to a page
- Defining the Marker List module settings
Time Length: 3min 45secs
Total Time Length: 43min 56secs
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