Flite Fest map

[Grenadapult]

This is directed more at Flite Fest, than the fans, but as a fan, I would love would love to see it. How about a classroom/wall-sized map of North America or The World, that people could put pins in to show their location? I know you can do virtual ones, but I would love to see a REAL one just for Flite Fest. It would not only be cool to see how far away people have come from, but also, if anyone local to me is there, I would know.
For THAT matter, it might be helpful to do the virtual map of registered participants, so I know who to road trip with! LOL!

Thoughts?? Anyone?

 

[Bleumunkie]

I know you are talking flite fest - but There already exists a Google maps version of what you're thining -

http://forum.flitetest.com/showthread.php?5766-Flite-Test-member-map

Check it out - super interesting.

 

[Grenadapult]

Thats excactly what I'd like to see, for Flite Fest registered attendees.

 

[abieex]

A nice map adjacent to the registration tent would be a great idea!

 

[Craftydan]

A nice map adjacent to the registration tent would be a great idea!

Now that's a great idea! Set it up along the line to register on a cork board, and as people wait they get to pin their home, and see where everyone else is from. Give people something to do while they wait, and get them excited about the people they'll meet!

 

[abieex]

It could possibly lead to local flying with people from your area you met in Ohio!! Ya gotta love FF 2015!

 

[CrashRecovery]

I say it should be done

 

[abieex]

I vote that we put Flying Monkey in charge and make bets on how long it takes him to delegate this! Its now about 3:45 in Ohio.

 

[offaxis]

Bump!

How do the people attending FliteFest get in contact with the other people that have pins near their personal pin?? Registry by state, have ID#'s on the pin heads and a book were they can get a number to call the person?

Notice, Flite Test is not responsible for your safety when contacting strangers, but I would assume anyone at Flite Fest will treat each other like family.

Just throwing the thought out there.

 

[Grenadapult]

I'm really glad to see that this is taking off. For id tags to be on the pins, it'll have to be a BIG map. 700 registered pilots last year, this year to be bigger. Maybe an optional registry book next to it, where people can put their name, city, state, and email or forum name?

 

[DharanFlyer]

I know you are talking flite fest - but There already exists a Google maps version of what you're thining -

http://forum.flitetest.com/showthread.php?5766-Flite-Test-member-map

Check it out - super interesting.

Anyone else not have link work?

 

[willsonman]

Well, I can print it if this becomes a real thing.

 

[SteevyT]

Anyone else not have link work?

I don't know why, but deleting everything before "forum...." fixed it.

 

[ScottyWarpNine]

Actual Link To The Map

I don't know why, but deleting everything before "forum...." fixed it.

That worked for me to. Just to make things simpler, here is the link to the map itself, rather than the forum post:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?ie=UTF&msa=0&mid=zw1zX7jEFuD4.kfwm1UAxvqok

 

[Grenadapult]

How does the map pull its data? I'm not on it, nor are 4 friends that I KNOW are members.

 

[Craftydan]

That map doesn't pull. It's pushed. It used to be open at one point -- place your own pin -- but people were moving pins by accident, so the owner, eagle4, locked it.

You can PM him and he'll add you on, if you like.

 

[TEAJR66]

can there be a Grid Reference System overlaid on the map? Then we can give the coordinates to where the pin should be dropped.

 

[Craftydan]

can there be a Grid Reference System overlaid on the map? Then we can give the coordinates to where the pin should be dropped.

you mean like, say, lat/long?

and are you referring to the Google map, or the paper (foamboard) map at FTFF?

 

[TEAJR66]

Craftydan,

I was referring to the map that we have to PM our location. If I tried to tell you where in rural Missouri I was flying, you would look on that map till the cows came home. With a coordinate system, I could give anyone the grid and pin point a location without the searching.

All of that is pointless now. I PM'd a link to a similar site that our club uses and asked if eagle4 could drop a pin on his map at that location for me.

http://lorcs.com/
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?msa=0&mid=zIbfEHBuWfps.ki2XlRbNmOHo (Lake Ozark Radio Control Society)

Either way, its all good.

 

[Craftydan]

Gotcha.

Why invent one when those silly cartographers have gone to so much trouble to make one world wide?

For the FT map, once your name is up, you can simply type in (pass along) the lat/long in decimal format, comma separated (e.g.: 32.599, -83.849) pop those numbers into the map's search and it will home in on that lat/long. One decimal place will get you roughly within 10mi, 2 will get you within a mile, and 3 within 500' (5 is spitting distance )

if you ever need to find the lat/long, pull up the Google map, right click and select "what's here?" -- one of the options (and if there's nothing nearby it might be the only option) will be the lat/long in decimal. Click it and it's up in the search bar to copy/paste.