Location - how to handle multi-point or polygon locations

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Location - how to handle multi-point or polygon locations #76

Closed jodygarnett closed 7 years ago

jodygarnett commented 7 years ago

I can see how Locations has been factored out into a unique content type. We have a limitation right now that this only reflects single point locations.

We have a need for multi-point:

service providers that have more than one office
geoforall labs that are split across several locations
local chapters that operate across several regions (for example #46)

We may also have the need for a multi-geometry:

regional local chapters may be better represented as a selection on a countries layer

jodygarnett commented 7 years ago

This is not an enhancement - support local chapters with multiple regions is a long standing requirement (part of the description of what a local chapter is).

Please see the following examples:

jodygarnett commented 7 years ago

@jeffreylasut during the code sprint we discussed using a lit of country codes, if we can map that result. Do we have any other ideas in the mix?

We may have to wait until map is integrated before figuring out what is available.

jodygarnett commented 7 years ago

I have reports on email about use of lat, lon of forms (not sure if it is referencing the original google forms used for data collection)