uPortal-Attic / MapPortlet

Map Portlet

The Map Portlet is a JSR-286 portlet includes an API for representing campus locations, including geo coordinates, addresses, categories, etc. Users can search/browse to find particular locations

Features

• Display Map with markers
• API for representing campus locations
• Search or Browse locations

Configuration Information

The portlet has one property file: configuration.properties and one map file: map.json

1. Check out project from https://github.com/Jasig/MapPortlet
2. Configure src/main/resources/configuration.properties
3. Run mvn install
4. Deploy the war

Map Properties

Field	Description
latitude	latitude of location
longitude	longitude of location
name	Name of location. Displayed to user and available in searches
abbreviation	Abbreviation of location. Displayed to user and available in searches
address	Postal address of location
description	Description to display to users when location is selected
img	URL of image to display to user
searchText	Do not specify. Field is constructed from name and abbreviation
searchKeys	List of additional strings included in user searches
categories	List of categories for 'Browse by category' function.
campuses

Portlet Preferences

Preference Name	Default	Description
apiKey		API key to use for Google Maps
latitude	41.300937	Latitude to display for initial map view
longitude	-72.932103	Longitude to display for initial map view
zoom	17
mapTypeControl	true
panControl	false
zoomControl	true
streetView	true
scaleControl	true
rotateControl	false
overviewControl	false

Sample Data

The portlet has sample data in the webapp/demo directory