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Map for tech companies shared on google map #17

Open michaelAngeloEgypt opened 10 years ago

michaelAngeloEgypt commented 10 years ago

i hope someone can create a similar map to this one for Cairo: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&t=m&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=210996636324297757696.0004c73e647cc47bbd1e8&dg=feature

This is helpful for people when they switch jobs, they can have an overview of what their daily commute to their new workplace will be like. this might also be helpful for entrepreneurs who want to create a business in an area with not so many companies in their chosen domain. This can be a factor for job seekers in that area to consider moving to them instead of applying to far away companies

mtayseer commented 10 years ago

Few points to consider

  1. Branches of big corporates (e.g. HSBC & Vodafone)
  2. Many companies provide transportation
meladawy commented 10 years ago

It doesn't require any custom projects...just a group of volunteers can handle this !

michaelAngeloEgypt commented 10 years ago

I actually had a bigger idea in mind. you can create a site that integrates with LinkedIn and reads the list of companies you follow. then it generates the map based on the companies you follow. Of course the first step is to begin building the map itself and then LinkedIn users can see subsets of it based on the companies they follow.

Regarding the points by tayseer:

  1. you can name the location by company-location name, ex in Vodafone we have 6th october branch we call it Horizon and we have Maadi branch we call it Dallah, so you can name it Vodafone-Dallah, etc..
  2. I believe custom google maps can have metadata you can store about each pin. in this case you can store the flag (ProvidesTransportation) in each company. If you actually implement a site you can store any other metadata in your own database and link it with each location's GPS address.