Geolocalization in Koha
Hi! Does anyone ever thought of adding Geolocation[0] to Koha? Probably using also Google Maps API. Having branches spread over a large territory make this very useful, making the records of the searched material more near first in the result list. Is possible to add some heuristics based on what people usually search for on that zone. There are some freely available databases, but also is possible to create and improve one over time, based on location established on registered and logged users, associating it with their IP address. Regards, Pablo [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geolocation
"Pablo A. Bianchi" <pbianchi@fi.uba.ar>
Does anyone ever thought of adding Geolocation[0] to Koha? Probably using also Google Maps API.
I see no particular reason why not. I feel it would be nicer to use the openstreetmap.org APIs, or at least offer them as the default option where the mapping is complete enough. Regards, -- MJ Ray, member of www.software.coop Experts in web and GNU/Linux (TTLLP # in subject emails = copy to all workers unless asked.) Turo Technology LLP, reg'd in England+Wales, number OC303457 Reg. Office: 36 Orchard Cl., Kewstoke, Somerset, GB-BS22 9XY
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:02 AM, MJ Ray <mjr@phonecoop.coop> wrote:
"Pablo A. Bianchi" <pbianchi@fi.uba.ar> Does anyone ever thought of adding Geolocation[0] to Koha? Probably using also Google Maps API.
I see no particular reason why not. I feel it would be nicer to use the openstreetmap.org APIs, or at least offer them as the default option where the mapping is complete enough.
I totally agree using openstreetmap.org as default API. Some extra fields for each Library should be added to database (aside code for geolocation and sorting opac results) like longitude and latitude, for example on Decimal Degrees, "DD". Is too late to add this to Koha 3.2? Cheers, Pablo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_degrees http://www.ipinfodb.com/ip_location_api.php
Pablo A. Bianchi asked:
Some extra fields for each Library should be added to database (aside code for geolocation and sorting opac results) like longitude and latitude, for example on Decimal Degrees, "DD". Is too late to add this to Koha 3.2?
It seems like a minor enhancement to the current Library branch feature, rather than a major new feature itself, so I'd expect it could sneak in if it's quick, but I'm not Release Manager. Hope that helps, -- MJ Ray (slef) Webmaster and LMS developer at | software www.software.coop http://mjr.towers.org.uk | .... co IMO only: see http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html | .... op
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