FRC Teams Google Maps Directory
 

I have just created a map in hopes of facilitating collaboration between neighboring FRC teams. I envision this map to become the standard FIRST directory just as Chief Delphi has become the standard FIRST forum.

Please add your team's location to the map and include your team number and team name in the title as well as your school’s name, address, contact information, and anything else that you want to add. Also, if you’re up for it, you can add the regional events list, kickoff locations, team seminar locations, etc. In addition to searching for other teams by location, you can search the panel on the left for team number, team name, or anything else a team has added to their by using your browser’s search feature (please note that Google shortens your description so be sure to put all key phrases either in the title or at the very beginning of your description). And please, observe GRACIOUS PROFESSIONALISM while editing this map!

How To Note: You must have a Google Account in order to add something to this map. To add something, click on the link below and then click "Save to My Maps" and enter in your Google user name and password. Find the desired location and then click "Save To My Maps" on the pop-up bubble and then select FRC Team Map.

Here is the link:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=105460526772026800183.00045ce bef5a22bc2adb5

Thanks! – Jonathan Leung 1656

P.S. Just drop in some feedback on this thread and NOT on the Google Maps comments area to keep it all in one place.

Re: FRC Teams Google Maps Directory
 

You can even add you team's logo as a placemark

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Good idea.

Although I have some a thought. I think there should be a standardization of the color of the marking pins. I came up with a little something below to begin with.

Teams = blue marker
Kick Offs = blue pin*
Regionals = red marker
Team hosted events = green marker
training sessions = yellow marker
FTC teams/events = pink marker
FLL events = lite blue marker

and then maybe when regionals start kicking in, you can have the campfire marker for hotels around that area. And have a list of teams that are staying at that hotel.

When mark a regional. It might be nice to put a link to the team list, and date of the regional.

Also, I don't think that pictures need to be markers, to make sure people know whats going on at just a glance. Markers enable this, pictures take up more space, you really have to zoom in to see what the picture is. Just a thought though.

Again I think that this is a great idea for it to be open for others to edit.

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I agree with boydean, standardization would make this map incredibly useful, moreso than it already is. I also think that although using your team logo as a marker is pretty cool, it takes up a lot of space and covers other markers when you are zoomed out.

For kickoff events we should use the purple marker

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I also agree. I changed the colors for the markers according to the scheme posted (didn't really know what to do with the MN Kickoff), but left the picture for now.

Re: FRC Teams Google Maps Directory
 

OK, would be adding teams left and right right now, but I can't figure out how to do it. Help?

:confused: <- stupid face

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I had to log into my gmail account before I could edit the map, try creating a gmail account and then you should be able to see an edit button near the map title.

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DUH! i never thought to click the edit button! crap, i wasted half an hour friday night tryin to figure it out. thanks!

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Should we change teams that have pictures to the blue marker?

And I think adding the hotel markers is a great idea, perhaps even marking places to eat would be a good idea.

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Yeah, I took care of that. Also I changed the Championships to the volcano looking thing, thought it was appropriate.:D

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Maybe instead of listing all the teams in a regional on the marker, could you have a link to its web page on usfirst.org?

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I've started doing that to the ones that don't already have a link to the team list.

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I went ahead and posted all the Michigan District Events as well as my team. Now we just need some more Michigan teams to post and fill out the state!

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Hmmm...now just to make sure people read the standards before posting something. I'll add it the description, if you don't mind

Edit: hmmm it appears that the description is at its max character length. To bad.

Re: FRC Teams Google Maps Directory
 

can someone tell me the way to add a hyperlink to HTML? I'm trying to add link to our team's website

EDIT: nevermind, I found instructions