CartoGraf is an interactive web-based mapping application to enhance learning in history and geography classes in high schools. CartoGraf is mainly based on Maps, Drawings, PluginAppFrame and Trackers. It is a great example of how to use profiles in a general purpose app (Tiki) to make a very specific application.

As of June 2012, it is in Beta. You can play with the demo at: http://demo.tiki.org/cartograf/ (password is at: http://demo.tiki.org/)

To get your own copy of CartoGraf

Download and Install ~~Tiki9~~ As of 2012-07-10, you need to get trunk (future Tiki10) for the latest and greatest goodies :-) (Use the Daily Build of from SVN)
Apply the CartoGraf profile
Follow the profile Setup instructions

We hope you like it and please do join the community!

Work in Progress...

(Do not use Kaltura wikiplugin as it is not enabled in default install when viewing the profile before apply)

General

YAML

instructions: Setup
preferences:
 feature_sefurl: y
 allowRegister: y
 browsertitle: CartoGraf Project
 tracker_refresh_itemlink_detail: y
 header_custom_css: wikicontent:CartoGraf_CustomCSS
 header_custom_js: wikicontent:CartoGraf_LiveHeaderMap
 geo_always_load_openlayers: y
 url_after_validation: Account_Validated
 feature_jquery_ui_theme: start
 feature_left_column: n
 tracker_clone_item: y
 toolbar_trackers: bold,list,numlist,wikiplugin_youtube
 fgal_tracker_existing_search: n

Permissions

YAML

permissions:
 Anonymous:
  allow:
   - search
   - view_trackers
   - tracker_view_attachments
 Registered:
  allow:
   - attach_trackers
   - create_tracker_items
   - add_object
   - remove_object
   - upload_files

Users

YAML

objects:
 -
  type: users
  data: 
    name: $profilerequest:Test User 1 Login Name:$demo$
    email: $profilerequest:User 1 Email (optional):$ $
    groups: [ $profilerequest:Groups User 1 should be assigned (for more groups separate them by comma):$Registered$ ]

Look & Feel

YAML

preferences:
 style: CartoGraf.css
 feature_fixed_width: n
 jquery_ui_selectmenu: y
 feature_page_title: n
 feature_sitelogo: y
 wiki_edit_plugin: n
 sitelogo_src: styles/CartoGraf/logo.gif

Menus

YAML

objects:
 -
  type: menu
  ref: CartoGraf_Top_menu
  data:
   name: Top
   description: A menu containing the base navigation of the site
   collapse: none
   items:
    -
     name: Home
     url: ((HomePage))
    -
     name: My Maps
     url: ((MyMaps))
    -
     name: Partners
     url: ((Partners))
    -
     name: Help
     url: ((Help))
    -
     name: Setup
     url: ((Setup))
     permissions: [ admin ]
 -
  type: menu
  ref: CartoGraf_RightEdge_menu
  data:
   name: RightEdge
   description: 
   collapse: none
   items:
    -
     name: Register
     url: tiki-register.php
    -
     name: Demo
     url: ((Demo))
    -
     name: Contact
     url: ((Contact))

Modules

YAML

preferences:
 modseparateanon: y
objects:
 -
  type: module
  ref: LiveHeaderMap_module
  data:
   position: top
   order: 0
   name: LiveHeaderMap
   groups: [ Anonymous, Registered ]
   params:
    nopage: Map
   custom: <div id="TheLiveHeaderMap" style="height:188px"></div>
 -
  type: module
  ref: LocationSearch_module
  data:
   position: top
   order: 49 #ensure the map location search is assigned as last module
   name: map_search_location
   groups: [ Registered ]
   params:
    legacy_mode: search_box
    show_search_button: y
    show_go_button: n
    show_edit_button: n
    default_button: search
    page: Map
    nobox: y
    style: "float: right; margin-right: 15px" #most of the params ignored as the module is not standard and does have no module div rendered but just the form tag (TODO: fix in Tiki)
 -
  type: module
  ref: TopMenu_module
  data:
   position: top
   order: 1
   name: menu
   groups: [ Anonymous, Registered ]
   params:
    id: $CartoGraf_Top_menu
    type:horiz
    css:y
    menu_id:TopMenu
    translate:y
    nobox:y
    decorations:n
    notitle:y
    style: "float: left; margin-left: 350px"
 -
  type: module
  ref: RightEdgeMenu_module
  data:
   position: right
   order: 1
   name: menu
   groups: [ Anonymous ]
   params: 
    id: $CartoGraf_RightEdge_menu
    menu_id: RightEdgeMenu
    nobox: y
    nopage: Map

Features

YAML

preferences:
 feature_wiki: y
 feature_articles: n
 feature_mytiki: n
 feature_trackers: y
 geo_tilesets: [mapquest_street, mapquest_aerial, google_street, google_satellite, google_physical, google_hybrid, blank]
 geo_google_streetview: y
 geo_google_streetview_overlay: y
 wikiplugin_appframe: y
 wikiplugin_list: y
 feature_search: y
 feature_wiki_argvariable: y
 trackerfield_geographicfeature: y
 fgal_upload_from_source: y

Drawing

YAML

preferences:
 feature_draw: y
 feature_draw_hide_buttons: ellipse_cx, tool_ellipse_cy, tool_ellipse_rx, tool_ellipse_ry, rect_width_tool, rect_height_tool, cornerRadiusLabel, tool_eyedropper, view_grid, tool_angle, tool_blur, tool_position, xy_panel, marker_panel, tool_reorient, rulers, tool_source, tool_zoom, tool_eyedropper, view_grid, tool_wireframe, line_panel, main_button

Trackers

Points of interest

YAML

objects:
 -
  type: tracker
  ref: pointsOfInterest
  data:
   name: Points of interest
   allow: [creator_modification, creator_deletion]
   show: list_modification_date
   section_format: tab
 -
  type: tracker_option
  data:
   tracker: $pointsOfInterest
   name: popup_fields
   value: "$profileobject:poiImage$,$profileobject:poiDescription$"
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: poiName
  data:
   order: 10
   name: Name
   type: text_field
   tracker: $pointsOfInterest
   flags: [ mandatory, list, title, link, searchable ]
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: poiDescription
  data:
   order: 20
   name: Description
   type: text_area
   options: "1,,20"
   tracker: $pointsOfInterest
   flags: [  ]
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: poiIcon
  data:
   order: 30
   name: Icon
   type: icon
   tracker: $pointsOfInterest
   flags: [ list ]
   options: "$profileobject:iconContainer$"
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: poiCoordinates
  data:
   order: 40
   name: Coordinates
   type: header
   tracker: $pointsOfInterest
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: poiLocation
  data:
   order: 50
   name: Location
   type: map
   options: "1"
   tracker: $pointsOfInterest
   flags: [ mandatory ]
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: poiAttachments
  data:
   order: 60
   name: Attachments
   type: header
   tracker: $pointsOfInterest
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: poiImage
  data:
   order: 70
   name: Image
   type: files
   options: "$profileobject:imageContainer$,image/*,1,1"
   tracker: $pointsOfInterest
   flags: [  ]
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: poiDetails
  data:
   order: 80
   name: Details
   type: header
   tracker: $pointsOfInterest
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: poiMap
  data:
   order: 90
   name: Map
   type: item_link
   options: "$profileobject:maps$,$profileobject:mapName$,0,,opc,,,,0,0,exact,one,0,$profileobject:mapShareCode$"
   tracker: $pointsOfInterest
   flags: [ mandatory, list, title, searchable ]
   permname: map
   visible: creator_editable
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: poiFinder
  data:
   order: 100
   name: Finder
   type: user
   options: "1"
   tracker: $pointsOfInterest
   flags: [ mandatory, list ]
   permname: finder
   visible: creator_editable

Zones

This is both for polygons and paths

YAML

objects:
 -
  type: tracker
  ref: zones
  data:
   name: Zones
   allow: [creator_modification, creator_deletion]
   show: list_modification_date
   section_format: tab
 -
  type: tracker_option
  data:
   tracker: $zones
   name: popup_fields
   value: "$profileobject:zoneImage$,$profileobject:zoneDescription$"
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: zoneName
  data:
   order: 10
   name: Name
   type: text_field
   tracker: $zones
   flags: [ list, title, link, searchable ]
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: zoneDescription
  data:
   order: 20
   name: Description
   type: text_area
   options: "1,,20"
   tracker: $zones
   flags: [  ]
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: zoneAttachments
  data:
   order: 30
   name: Attachments
   type: header
   tracker: $zones
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: zoneImage
  data:
   order: 40
   name: Image
   type: files
   options: "$profileobject:imageContainer$,image/*,1,1"
   tracker: $zones
   flags: [  ]
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: zoneDetails
  data:
   order: 50
   name: Details
   type: header
   tracker: $zones
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: zoneMap
  data:
   order: 60
   name: Map
   type: item_link
   options: "$profileobject:maps$,$profileobject:mapName$,0,,opc,,,,0,0,exact,one,0,$profileobject:mapShareCode$"
   tracker: $zones
   flags: [ mandatory, list, title, searchable ]
   permname: map
   visible: creator_editable
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: zoneFinder
  data:
   order: 70
   name: Finder
   type: user
   options: "1"
   tracker: $zones
   flags: [ mandatory, list ]
   permname: finder
   visible: creator_editable
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: zoneFeature
  data:
   order: 80
   name: Zone
   type: geographic_feature
   options: ""
   tracker: $zones
   flags: [ mandatory ]

Maps

YAML

objects:
 -
  type: tracker
  ref: maps
  data:
   name: Maps
   allow: [creator_modification, creator_deletion]
   show: list_modification_date
   section_format: tab
 -
  type: tracker_option
  data:
   tracker: $maps
   name: popup_fields
   value: "$profileobject:mapDescription$"
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: mapName
  data:
   name: Name
   type: text_field
   tracker: $maps
   order: 10
   flags: [ mandatory, list, title, link, searchable ]
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: mapDescription
  data:
   name: Instructions
   type: text_area
   options: "1,,20"
   tracker: $maps
   order: 20
   flags: [ searchable ]
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: mapShareCode
  data:
   name: Share Code
   type: text_field
   tracker: $maps
   flags: [ list ]
   options: "0,10,,,15
   order: 30
   permname: shareCode
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: mapDetailsHeader
  data:
   name: Details
   type: header
   tracker: $maps
   order: 40
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: mapBaseLocation
  data:
   name: Base Location
   type: map
   tracker: $maps
   order: 50
   flags: [ mandatory ]
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: mapOwner
  data:
   name: Owner
   type: user
   options: "1"
   tracker: $maps
   order: 60
   flags: [ mandatory, list ]
   permname: owner

Legends

YAML

objects:
 -
  type: tracker
  ref: legend
  data:
   name: Legend
   allow: [creator_modification, creator_deletion]
   show: list_modification_date
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: legendIcon
  data:
   name: Icon
   type: icon
   tracker: $legend
   flags: [ mandatory, list ]
   order: 10
   options: "$profileobject:iconContainer$"
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: legendText
  data:
   name: Text
   type: text_field
   tracker: $legend
   order: 20
   flags: [ mandatory, list, title, link, searchable ]
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: legendMap
  data:
   name: Map
   type: item_link
   options: "$profileobject:maps$,$profileobject:mapName$,0,,opc,,,,0,0,exact,one,0,$profileobject:mapShareCode$"
   tracker: $legend
   flags: [ mandatory, list, title, searchable ]
   permname: map
   order: 30
   visible: creator_editable
 -
  type: tracker_field
  ref: legendFinder
  data:
   name: Finder
   type: user
   options: "1"
   tracker: $legend
   order: 40
   flags: [ mandatory, list ]
   permname: finder
   visible: creator_editable

File Galleries

YAML

objects:
 -
  type: file_gallery
  ref: iconContainer
  data:
   parent: 1
   name: Icons
   description: Icons available for selection in the map.
   owner: admin
   archives: 5
   flags: [ public, visible ]
   column: [ icon, name, created, creator, files ]
   init_files:
    - http://profiles.tiki.org/pics/icons/plugin.png
 -
  type: file_gallery
  ref: imageContainer
  data:
   parent: 1
   name: Image Uploads
   description: Images uploaded by students
   owner: admin
   archives: -1
   flags: [ public, visible ]
   column: [ icon, name, created, creator, files ]

Wiki Pages

YAML

objects:
 -
  type: wiki_page
  ref: home_page
  data:
   name: HomePage
   content: wikicontent:CartoGraf_HomePage
 -
  type: wiki_page
  ref: cartograf_setup
  data:
   name: Setup
   description: Post-Profile Setup Instructions
   lang: en
   content: wikicontent:CartoGraf_Setup
 -
  type: wiki_page
  ref: cartograf_help
  data:
   name: Help
   description: Help
   lang: en
   content: wikicontent:CartoGraf_Help
 -
  type: wiki_page
  ref: account_validated_page
  data:
   name: Account_Validated
   description: Account Validated
   lang: en
   content: wikicontent:CartoGraf_NewAccountValidationIncludedPage
 -
  type: wiki_page
  ref: demo_page
  data:
   name: Demo
   lang: en
   content: wikicontent:CartoGraf_Demo
 -
  type: wiki_page
  ref: partners_page
  data:
   name: Partners
   lang: en
   content: wikicontent:CartoGraf_Partners
 -
  type: wiki_page
  ref: contact_page
  data:
   name: Contact
   lang: en
   content: wikicontent:CartoGraf_Contact

Application Frame Pages

YAML

objects:
 -
  type: wiki_page
  ref: mymaps_page
  data:
   name: MyMaps
   content: wikicontent:CartoGraf_MyMaps
 -
  type: wiki_page
  ref: map_page
  data:
   name: Map
   content: wikicontent:CartoGraf_Map
 -
  type: wiki_page
  ref: mapcanvas_share_page
  data:
   name: MapCanvasShare
   content: wikicontent:CartoGraf_MapCanvasShare
 -
  type: wiki_page
  ref: mapcanvas_solo_page
  data:
   name: MapCanvasSolo
   content: wikicontent:CartoGraf_MapCanvasSolo
 -
  type: wiki_page
  ref: mapselector_page
  data:
   name: MapSelector
   content: wikicontent:CartoGraf_MapSelector

Using:

Developer notes

When you apply the profile, you may see "Preference set: geo_tilesets=Array" in the response. This is a cosmetic error. The preference is set correctly.

1-liner to re-install a fresh Tiki with profile

php installer/shell.php install; sh setup.sh; php lib/search/shell.php rebuild; php lib/profilelib/shell.php install CartoGraf; php lib/profilelib/shell.php install Screencast ; sh setup.sh; php lib/search/shell.php rebuild;  sh setup.sh

Todos

Marc

Print/image capture solution

Clarify use case of image export and investigate
- http://dev.openlayers.org/sandbox/camptocamp/canvas/openlayers/examples/exportMapCanvas.html (The demo works for Firefox but will it work for us?)
- http://trac.osgeo.org/openlayers/wiki/Printing
- http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/22445/print-library-for-open-layers
- wkhtmltoimage
- Follow-up with Pavel with respect to 1- Save as... 2- configurable prefs

Image bank

Clarify use case
- what happens to drawing overlays?
- Is it forked/copied or just used?
The current file search has problems
- Doesn't work for Street View images
- If one person draws on them, that drawing appears for all
- There is no visual browse
  - http://elfinder.org/ has a lot of features but doesn't really look like http://doc.tiki.org/dl38
    - Maybe we need more PluginGalleriffic?
      - There are also: PluginColorbox, PluginCarousel, PluginFiles and PluginSlider
- What are permissions?

SVG-edit

Get commit access for Robert so things like this can be resolved
- Why is opacity disappearing? Fixed via http://code.google.com/p/svg-edit/issues/detail?id=973

luci

Replace http://demo.tiki.org/cartograf/styles/CartoGraf/img/btnOutils_1.png with
Like Google Maps: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/MapQuest#MapQuest-hosted_map_tiles
Make SVG-edit nicer as attempted here: tiki-download_wiki_attachment.php?attId=67&download=y, tiki-download_wiki_attachment.php?attId=68&download=y

Replace this with an image which is packaged in the theme

#LiveHeaderMap {background: url("http://profiles.tiki.org/tiki-download_wiki_attachment.php?attId=65") center -130px repeat-x;}

Can CartoGraf_LiveHeaderMap be deleted? If so, please proceed

Please move up right-hand pop-out sliders to be higher on the page, as when they open up, we need all the space we can get
If possible, jQuery pop-up make smaller when there is not a lot of content (better for small screens)
Hide the right-hand button/link to tiki-register.php when user is Registered.

Jonny

UI of file field type for trackers.
- Integrate http://elfinder.org/ as a file browser / picker
  - Perhaps thumbnails could be bigger than now, so as to not have to preview each image
- Ideally, as well make the image visible after upload (right now, it's just the text of the name of the file)
- The image should be copied (forked) as if it was an image from an external site
  - Since this is the less common use case, another option to use/link would make a lot of sense
Bookmarkable slide-out of right hand sliders and/or some wizard-like pop-ups to explain to the user how it works. So we can link/document to how to create a map (now you need to know to open the slider)
Hide background wiki page while map loads (fraction of a second of ugliness)

LP

After adding a polygon or a path, go in edit mode to add information to what you just created
bug; username with a - causes an issue. Not possible to add POIs
Add a "duplicate map" link/button in the map slideout box. Ideally, it asks for name of new map, if not, it calls it ABC-copy (ABC-copie in French)
text areas now have a height, which works in system tracker interface, but not via the end user interface to create maps
Add a tracker setting to make tracker management via tiki-view_tracker.php accessible only to tiki_p_admin_trackers for that tracker (or a similar strategy to reach this objective)
At the end, make a French language profile for content and the top-level icons
- When site is in French, SVG-edit is as well

Robert

SVG-edit
- Find a way to use http://code.google.com/p/svg-edit/wiki/ConfigOptions
  - Default opacity should be configurable via Tiki (we want 50% for CartoGraf)
Sometimes, SVG-edit starts without a background canvas. Any idea why?

Testing with 2 registered users

Creating

Map

user can't delete map
Edit base location: can't easily recenter map (no drag)
Why are the layers different than the rest of the app?

Legend

Users have a drop down for Map with someone else's Map (be can they really change?)
They see the finder
- Maybe we should rename this field?

Points of interest

users see details of a PoI/polygon
- They have a drop down for the Map
- They see the finder
  - Maybe we should rename this field?
- Coordinates
  - Can't click on map
  - Why are the layers different than the rest of the app?

Zones (Polygon or Path)

Drawings

Test: Registered user should only be able to draw on own pictures

Can user A join a map of user B?
Can user A duplicate/fork a map of user B? (but not join)

Phase 2

Other ideas

tracker logging in profile?

Community building

A started profile with realistic course data
More videos
More docs
A microsite would be nice but need to think of maintainability

TimeMap

http://dev.tiki.org/TimeMap

Information	Version
Tue 23 of Oct, 2012 15:03 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte We want to use elFinder!	384	View
Tue 23 of Oct, 2012 13:51 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte IE9 is required	383	View
Tue 23 of Oct, 2012 12:46 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte it's clear now	382	View
Tue 23 of Oct, 2012 12:44 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte re-order	381	View
Tue 23 of Oct, 2012 12:26 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte ...	380	View
Tue 23 of Oct, 2012 12:21 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte restrict browse	379	View
Tue 23 of Oct, 2012 12:19 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte clearer now	378	View
Tue 23 of Oct, 2012 11:08 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte Done	377	View
Tue 23 of Oct, 2012 00:49 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte clearer	376	View
Mon 22 of Oct, 2012 22:50 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte Moving to list	375	View
Mon 22 of Oct, 2012 22:48 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte Good enough	374	View
Mon 22 of Oct, 2012 22:47 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte It is now good enough	373	View
Mon 22 of Oct, 2012 22:44 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte Once this is done, perhaps restore fgal_tracker_existing_search = y	372	View
Mon 22 of Oct, 2012 19:47 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte done	371	View
Mon 22 of Oct, 2012 19:43 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte Legend is good now	370	View
Mon 22 of Oct, 2012 18:09 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte For searching within exisiting galleries to copy the pictures over	369	View
Mon 22 of Oct, 2012 17:38 GMT-0000 Louis-Philippe Huberdeau Use immutable permission control for finder, owner and map links	368	View
Mon 22 of Oct, 2012 13:14 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte an idea	367	View
Mon 22 of Oct, 2012 04:33 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte Copied from File Gallery "ref: imageBank" (populated by site admins) to "ref: imageContainer" (Images uploaded by students)	366	View
Mon 22 of Oct, 2012 04:28 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte One more file gallery	365	View
Mon 22 of Oct, 2012 04:21 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte more ideas	364	View
Mon 22 of Oct, 2012 04:16 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte more info	363	View
Mon 22 of Oct, 2012 01:06 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte clearer	362	View
Mon 22 of Oct, 2012 00:02 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte 404	361	View
Mon 22 of Oct, 2012 00:01 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte other options	360	View

History: CartoGraf

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Drawing

Trackers

Points of interest

Zones

Maps

Legends

File Galleries

Wiki Pages

Application Frame Pages

Developer notes

Todos

Marc

Print/image capture solution

Image bank

SVG-edit

luci

Jonny

LP

Robert

Testing with 2 registered users

Creating

Map

Legend

Points of interest

Zones (Polygon or Path)

Drawings

Sharing

Phase 2

Other ideas

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