On nice map configuration there is no input option when selecting "uploaded file" as source.
I guess, it is just not yet implemented, as the module is in developers preview status.

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jmiccolis commented
Title: Can't select uploaded file » Implement uploaded file source
Category: bug » feature

Yea, this is not fully implemented - I intended to get it working however, just need to find the time :)

tmcw’s picture

tmcw commented
Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

For the time being, we aren't going to implement this, so the option has been removed from the admin side.

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spython commented

I am going to cry now. Or go and look at mapnik, can't decide.

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spython commented

Do you guys have an Amazon wishlist or something like that?
It's not that I'm making money off your modules or benefit from it in a professional way, it's just that you make me feel like I'm living in the future. Everything is possible.
Thanks for that.

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tmcw commented

Hey, I should have explained better -

Map source: uploaded file was originally an option that let you upload a single map image, input the coordinates it contains and its projection (Mercator, etc), and Nice Map will throw some points on that image - it's nice for a very specific case (sites with one map), but that's a bit too specific for it to be worth the code mangling for the time being.

If you're interested in installing Mapnik, you can check out a guide I wrote about installing it on Ubuntu, but for most users, that really shouldn't be necessary: there are plenty of servers out there which you can use, like the NASA server we advise, and there's a directory of free ones.

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spython commented

Hi,
Nicemap is especially nice as it allows custom maps to be used on a site, which in some cases is much more desirable than using more or less standard maps like google map or those available free on wms servers. It's not only about the theming, which makes them an organic part of the site, great illustration of which is stumblesafely, but also about using very special maps for a vast variety of things which were hard to do until now.
For example, I am working on a community site for my university which has a lot of seminars and lectures going on in different parts of the (pretty huge) building. So the plan was to map the events not only on the time axis using timeline module, but also on the physical map of the building, thus allowing students to actually see where the lecture is going to be, and look at all the other events in that room at other times. I guess, I'll be able to use mapnik to make this work, though in this case an image upload would be much simpler and would work just as well.
Thanks for the guide, It looks doable and I'll try this out.