Map (activity)

Map .xo Bundle – [ Image:Map-2.xo Map-2.xo] jedierikb

Map

Map is an interactive mapping tool for the XO laptop. It allows users to browse a detailed map of the entire world over their internet connection. Additionally, users can add multimedia annotations to the map, and can save and share bookmarks.

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How to Install

Download this .xo file using the Browse activity: Map-2.xo

Development

The Map activity was written in PyGTK. It relies on javascript files (including prototype.js) to interface with Google maps, although any map rendering engine could be substituted.

All of the Map activity's code is under an MIT License.

Feature requests

Add your feature requests here!

• Satellite & Terrain views from Google Maps would be a big addition! Google's street maps currently only cover a small fraction of the world. wade 19:46, 15 May 2008 (EDT)
• The ability to read layers (like photos and wikipedia articles) from Google Earth would be amazing! wade 19:46, 15 May 2008

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Activity Summary

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Genre:	Activity genre::General Search and Discovery
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Short description:	Short description::The Map activity allows children to create geo-tagged media mashups. Children can place images, videos, and audio recordings onto maps of their communities.
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Repository URL:	Source code::http://mediamods.com/sugar/Map-2.tar.bz2
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URL from which to download the latest .xo bundle	Activity bundle::http://mediamods.com/sugar/Map-2.xo
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Development status:	Devel status::4. Beta
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