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A map of documents

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Updated November 29, 2022

asked on November 16, 2022

Hi all,

Is it possible to show a google map with a count (or heat-map) of all document that match a Geography/Location search? I thought I had seen it done but can't remember if it was built in or customisation. If it's built in, I can't find it.

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replied on November 29, 2022

The iframe loads /Maps/EmbeddedMap.aspx, which pulls in some js files. It goes without saying that we don't support any code modifications.

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replied on November 16, 2022

Is this what you are looking for: Location Services (laserfiche.com)

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replied on November 17, 2022 • Show version history

Hi Blake,

My location services were on, geo searching was working, and I could see, and set, the location for documents.

I can't produce a heat map with LF out-of-the-box. Looks like I'll need to create something custom.

This URL in a custom tab, only shows me a single location and of course, isn't designed for multi-select:

https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/place?key=xxxxxxxxx&q=[Geo Tag]

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replied on November 16, 2022

The integration that Blake links is a requirement to get started. Once your documents have locations, you can display them on a map via multi-select. For what you are asking, you would probably start with a geographic search to find documents of interest, and then you can select and view them.

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replied on November 17, 2022 • Show version history

Hi Brian,

I had all of that set up already. Just need to show multiple locations for multiple items. My current integration URL look like this:

https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/place?key=xxxxxxxxx&q=[Geo Tag]

But it doesn't work for a multiple items. If you have the solution to hand, that would be great. I've seen solutions that javascript to add multiple locations but the Custom Tab option just lets me use a URL. I can't figure out how to structure a URL for multiple points nor how to send the geotag of multiple selected objects to the URL.

I thought I had seen something OOTB but sounds like it wasn't.

-Ben

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replied on November 17, 2022

I'm talking about out-of-the-box functionality. Select multiple entries and choose the "Show Map" option in the details pane.

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replied on November 17, 2022 • Show version history

Thanks Brian,

Nearly there... Looks like clustering isn't OOTB (or do I need to enable it somehow?)

The next step is to implement cluster marking or a heat map overlay. Do you know which file the Google integration code is stored on, so I can see if I can make the changes?

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/marker-clustering

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/heatmaplayer

-Ben