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location (API, module)

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bdragon - March 11, 2005 - 05:54

The location.module and associated API allow Drupal objects, including nodes and users, to be associated with specific physical locations.

16 Jun 2008: Important status updates can be found on THIS g.d.o post on the state of geospatial in Drupal. See also the June 16 2008 #drupal-dojo log.

Location.module:

  • stores human-readable addresses ("123 Main St.")
  • contains information about country-specific localization for dozens of nations (for example, US "states" vs. Canadian "provinces")
  • provides methods to perform geocoding operations (address -> lat/long coordinates) using third-party geocoding service providers
  • provides methods to connect to various third-party web map service providers

The last major version of Location.module, Location2, was inherited by the current development team. Location2 supports Drupal 4.x and 5.x, but lacks several crucial features.

A complete rewrite, known as Location3, is in progress. Location3 will support features missing in Location2 and will be compatible with Drupal 5.x and 6.x. Location3 will be released in the summer of 2008. Future versions of Location beyond v3 will be dependent on the Geo module, which is slated to become the new foundation of the Mapedelic suite.

NOTE: there is NOT a stable, production-ready version of Location at the moment. Do NOT use HEAD on a production site. We hope to release a beta Location3 in July 2008. Thanks for your patience!

Mapedelic

Mapedelic is a collection of modules that allow Drupal to be used for a variety of online mapping purposes and to interact with other geographic data sources and related services. The Mapedelic suite of modules is most frequently used to build online mashup maps on top of Drupal. Mapedelic modules are sponsored by the Chicago Technology Cooperative and released under the GPL.

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Development snapshotsDateSizeLinksStatus
5.x-3.x-dev2008-Jun-171.58 MBDownload · Release notesDevelopment snapshotDevelopment snapshots are automatically regenerated and their contents can frequently change, so they are not recommended for production use.
5.x-1.x-dev2007-Oct-31948.81 KBDownload · Release notesDevelopment snapshotDevelopment snapshots are automatically regenerated and their contents can frequently change, so they are not recommended for production use.

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