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How will we handle geolocating the user? #5

Closed jimsafley closed 11 years ago

jimsafley commented 11 years ago

We could have a button on the map that, once pressed, pans/zooms to the user's location. (The user will have to agree to share the device's location first.)

kimisgold commented 11 years ago

Yup, agreed. Also, at least on mobile devices, I'd suggest prompting user geolocation upon opening the map. When opening any map app on my phone, it's rare that I don't want data appearing relative to my location.

jimsafley commented 11 years ago

I'd suggest prompting user geolocation upon opening the map

I thought of this and ruled it out. The map covers a limited geographical area. Automatically geolocating the user wouldn't make sense for anyone outside the National Mall, which I suspect would be most people viewing the map.

kimisgold commented 11 years ago

I thought that the majority of our users are people exploring the National Mall onsite, but I could be making a bad assumption. @sheilabrennan, any thoughts on this? I'm also wondering if there's a way to check the user's location and automatically zoom to it if they're within the Mall's coverage.

jimsafley commented 11 years ago

I'm also wondering if there's a way to check the user's location and automatically zoom to it if they're within the Mall's coverage.

I suppose it is possible to pan/zoom according to the device's coordinates, but only after the user agrees to share her location, which would happen every time the map is opened.

sheilabrennan commented 11 years ago

Many, if not most, users will be on the Mall, but there still will be some who will come across it when Googling for history and National Mall. I want users viewing at home, to be able to see the map layers and items located on it.

I think it would be very nice if the user's location is identifiable and usable, with their permission of course.

kimisgold commented 11 years ago

As I understand it, the browser prompt usually asks "allow or deny", and only prompts you again if you empty your cache.

jimsafley commented 11 years ago

As I understand it, the browser prompt usually asks "allow or deny", and only prompts you again if you empty your cache.

I stand corrected. But automatically asking for geolocation permission doesn't make sense for anyone outside the Mall. I mean, we could ask, but it would be a meaningless step before getting to the map. I'd prefer to have something like a "locate me" button.

patrickmj commented 11 years ago

If buttons work, maybe two buttons, one for on the mall and one for not: "I'm on the Mall! Use my position!" "I'm not on the Mall, center map there"

'Course I might be speaking out of school since I'm only following from afar. :smiling_imp:

kimisgold commented 11 years ago

I think whether or not we prompt the user for their location upfront, having a "locate me" button is a good idea.

sheilabrennan commented 11 years ago

Yeah, it seems that the locate me button could prompt the using if current location. If your not on the mall, chances are you aren't going to locate yourself on the map.

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I think whether or not we prompt the user for their location upfront, having a "locate me" button is a good idea.

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