Presentation given at the UIC Webmasters Brownbag on 5/2/2013 on mapping possibilities using Drupal and WordPress.

1. Mapping with
Drupal & WordPress
Leo Klein - May 2nd, 2013
UIC Webmasters Brownbag
*Turning Dates Into Places with the UIC Admissions Recruitment Calendar

2. Surrounded by Dots

3. Background
- Academic & Enrollment Services
- New Recruitment Calendar
Sure, no problem!
Leo, can you do this?

4. Fast Paced & Kinda Tricky
Palazzolo, Alan, and Thomas Turnbull.
Mapping with Drupal. Sebastopol, Calif:
O'Reilly Media, [Jan.] 2012.
Geospatial Modules Assessment
http://groups.drupal.org/node/89769
"Recently, CloudMade released an open source
JavaScript mapping library called Leaflet. It is
simple and lightweight. There is also a new Leaflet
module for Drupal that provides some basic
integration between Drupal and Leaflet. It is
something to keep an eye on." p 23

5. State of the Data
2. Transferred Over to
Drupal Content Type
1. Original Google
Spreadsheet

6. Drupal : Out of the Box
Organize your data
in sophisticated
interactive ways!
Your Best Friend:
Views

7. Drupal Mapping Options
Noobie: Trial by Error
Thrown one combination against the wall and see what
sticks - over and over and over again...
Smart Set (a.k.a. 'works4me')
Address (kinda, sorta, maybe not)
Geocoder
Geofield
Leaflet

8. Workflow
Address (string)
Geocoder
Geofield

9. What's an Address/Location?
You tell me:
1. Pittsburgh
2. 10009
3. Office of Academic & Enrollment Services
1200 West Harrison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60607-7161
Addressfield Module ( http://drupal.org/project/addressfield )
Geocoder autocomplete ( http://drupal.org/project/geocoder_autocomplete )

10. Leaflet - Javascript Mapping Library
It works! There's documentation!
- "Lightweight"
- "HTML5"
- "Mobile friendly"
From the Leaflet homepage:
"Leaflet is designed with
simplicity, performance and
usability in mind."

11. Finished
Product

12. Hey, What About WordPress???
TAGS
Plugin: Mapping
Plugin: Maps
Forum: Mapping
Forum: Maps

13. WordPress Plugins
MapPress Easy Google Maps
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/
Leaflet Plugin (check out the features):
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/leaflet-maps-marker/
MapBox Plugin for Wordpress
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mapbox/
http://mapbox.com/blog/mapbox-wordpress/
All-in-One Event Calendar (includes map)
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/all-in-one-event-calendar/

14. Thank You
Leo Robert Klein
Web Coordinator
Academic & Enrollment Services
lrk@uic.edu
UIC Webmasters
Brownbag