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Contributor mkhines

New question type for LimeSurvey  
Written by mkhines the 20 Jan 10 at 16:19. Related project: 1.x all. Implemented
There are surveys we take that require some degree of geographic information to be submitted.

Rather than ask novice/general public users to use a GPS and submit coordinates (which invariably end up incorrect), we would like to have them use a map-style interface like Google maps, where they can drag and drop the pin where they were when they saw what they are reporting, and then have the question type save the latitude and longitude of their dropped pin.
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Selected solution (#1): Google Map drag and drop pin grabs coordinates
Written by mkhines the 20 Jan 10 at 16:19.
Give users a small map as a question, with a pushpin dropped in the middle. The user can move the pin around to the proper location on the map to select where they were. They can also zoom to a place in order to jump to the proper level of detail in order to accurately place the pin. E.g. a search box which if they typed in Madison, WI, would jump and center the map on Madison, WI, and have the pin handy for them to refine its location.

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