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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial>Does anyone know how to define the functionality of the Gazetteer Service? I need to locate places on my map when users click on the "place or Feature" button in the gazetteer. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial>I am confused: In the /htdocs/common/phpgeocoder/services/gazetteer_server.php file i see that there is a </FONT><A href="http://cgdi-dev.geoconnections.org/cgi-bin/prototypes/cgdigaz/cgdigaz.cgi"><FONT face=Arial>http://cgdi-dev.geoconnections.org/cgi-bin/prototypes/cgdigaz/cgdigaz.cgi</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial> service. Do I have to specify my own service?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial>How must I specify the gazetteer not to look into Canadian placenames, postal codes etc. but into data from my map?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Athanasis Nikolaos</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Postgraduate Student</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>University of the Aegean</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Department of Geography</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>University Hill</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>81100 Mytilene, GREECE</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>TEL +30-22510-36437</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>Από:</B> Kralidis,Tom [Burlington] [mailto:Tom.Kralidis@ec.gc.ca]<BR><B>Αποστολή:</B> Δευ 9/10/2006 5:06 πμ<BR><B>Προς:</B> Athanasis Nikolaos; chameleon@lists.maptools.org<BR><B>Θέμα:</B> RE: [Chameleon] Problem with the Gazetteer Service<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Yiasou Athanasis,<BR><BR>In trying your sample, I get results back. Try "M6M" for the Postal<BR>Code search, or "01" for the Watershed search.<BR><BR>1./ The functionality of the Locate widget is to use common geocoding<BR>services (gazetteer, etc.) to acquire x/y points and navigate or plot<BR>them on a map.<BR><BR>The geocoding services included in chameleon are specific to Canadian<BR>placenames, postal codes, etc. This is why you won't find any results<BR>in your map, which is focused on Lesvos.<BR><BR>2./ To change the functionality of the services behind the Locate widget<BR>(I've done this), your best bet is to:<BR><BR>A./ check out widgets/Locate/Locate.phtml which is the popup PHP script<BR>B./ check out /htdocs/common/phpgeocoder/services, where there are a few<BR>scripts which Locate.phtml calls<BR>C./ add your own script to connect to one of your own geocoding<BR>services/tools<BR><BR>That's the basic approach. Some of the chameleon gurus may have advice<BR>also on how to do this.<BR><BR>Cheers<BR><BR>..Tom<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>________________________________<BR><BR> From: chameleon-bounces@lists.maptools.org<BR>[<A href="mailto:chameleon-bounces@lists.maptools.org">mailto:chameleon-bounces@lists.maptools.org</A>] On Behalf Of Athanasis<BR>Nikolaos<BR> Sent: 08 October, 2006 1:44 PM<BR> To: chameleon@lists.maptools.org<BR> Subject: [Chameleon] Problem with the Gazetteer Service<BR> <BR> <BR> Hello Chameleons,<BR> <BR> I am facing some trouble with the gazetteer Service of<BR>Chameleon.<BR> Independently of what I put in the text fields of "Place or<BR>Feature", "Postal Code", "NTS Map Sheet" and "Watershed", no results are<BR>returned! ("No Results Found"). You can check it out in<BR><A href="http://195.251.137.181/chameleon/samples/sample_bilingual.phtml">http://195.251.137.181/chameleon/samples/sample_bilingual.phtml</A><BR> <BR><BR> 1. What exactly is the functionality of the<BR>button "Locate Place" as well as the other buttons like "Locate<BR>Code/NTS/Watershed"of the Gazetteer? Why does it return places when the<BR>gazetteer is appied with the demo map (chameleon.map) but NOT with my<BR>map?<BR> 2. How can I change the functionality of<BR>the Gazetteer, in order to add my own queries?<BR><BR> <BR> Thank you in advance!<BR> <BR> Athanasis Nikolaos<BR> Postgraduate Student<BR> University of the Aegean<BR> Department of Geography<BR> University Hill<BR> 81100 Mytilene, GREECE<BR> <BR> TEL +30-22510-36437<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>