tsghost Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I know the old forum talked about variable maps but I can't find my old e-mails and I can't find any mention on it on the new forums. So, has anyone done variable maps? If so how did you go about doing them? Thanks in advance!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mhilger Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Hello Tsghost, While I haven't been involved in a project that used variable maps, I do remember a discussion where a user mentioned they were using Microsoft MapPoint to create custom maps but I don't remember the details. Google offers a Google Maps API as well which I've heard good things about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klinglerp Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I didn't work directly on this project, but I know that when my company did variable maps for invitations to an event, we used the Google Maps API. It was fairly easy to use, and produced excellent results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronsupremeworks.com Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Could someone plase provide some of the code used for this.. I'm getting abit lost in it. thanks Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyrSyx Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Does anyone know if their is a company that would provide this as a service? I'll be looking into doing it ourselves but I want to cover any other possible options too. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alleykatden Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 The company I work for does indeed do variable map mailing. If you are still looking for someone to do this with just give Sandy a call at 1-800-259-5542. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clboehm Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I know this is an old post, but I was asked to investigate Variable MAPS. Need maps (image) and directions from point A (variable) to point B (static). I have been looking for information, but not to much out there. Not sure how to implement API's, (Google maps API), (JavaScript Maps API). I can find information all day long on how to link maps to a website, but nothing about images for variable printing. Any insight anyone can give would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyrSyx Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Check into http://trekkmaps.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Korn Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 You can bring just about any graphic from the Internet into your FusionPro job by calling the CreateResource function with a URL starting with "http://" in a Graphic rule. This includes things like barcodes, maps, and any other images you can obtain with a URL, including those generated from web APIs such as Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing, and many others. So you could do something like this to include a map in your output: return CreateResource("http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=201%20Lomas%20Santa%20Fe%20Drive,Solana%20Beach,CA&zoom=14&size=400x400&sensor=false");It's not hard to build a URL like this from your own data in JavaScript. However.... GIANT CAVEAT!!! Most commercial mapping APIs, such as Google Maps, have very specific licensing terms, which generally limit or prohibit the use of such maps in a printed piece, at least without a paid access key. There are also limits as to the number of maps which can be generated in a period of time, and other restrictions, especially for commercial use. There are open-source mapping and GIS systems which may have less restrictive terms. In any case, though, please read the licensing terms very carefully. PTI is not responsible for any liabilities or damages which you may incur from using FusionPro to access online GIS/map generation systems, or any other web APIs or online material, in an unauthorized way. That said, though, feel free to investigate any mapping APIs and how you can license them for use in your own FusionPro jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhittaker Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I was able to get a map with 2 markers to show up but I can't figure out how to get the driving path / line between the two locations to show up. Any ideas out there? This is the code I have so far: var map = CreateResource("http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=800x800&maptype=roadmap&markers=color:red%7Clabel:A%7C"+saddr+"&markers=color:red%7Clabel:B%7C"+daddr+"&travelMode:google.maps.DirectionsTravelMode.DRIVING&sensor=false"); Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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