Hi all,

I use ImageMap [0] like Krabina suggested to do something similar.  In my
opinion, ImageMap has some issues that hopefully get resolved like "mystery
meat navigation" [1][2] and no Visual Editor support or even on-wiki
editing, although there are some ways [3].  In my experience, this has
prevented all but the most dedicated users from using ImageMap and forces
them to use external tools if they do [4].

I did run across an interesting use of "maps" on a video game website [5]
that seems to be just overlaying an animated gif over a map at a coordinate.

[0] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ImageMap
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_map#Creation_and_use
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_meat_navigation
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dapete/ImageMapEdit#English
[4] http://maschek.hu/imagemap/imgmap/
[5] https://lotro-wiki.com/index.php/Template:Tooltip_Coords

Regards,
Bryan

On Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 7:10 AM Krabina Bernhard <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> yes, I think there should be the possibility in maps to have custom images
> instead of an actual map where you can display points. I have never used
> this myself, though.
>
> There is another option: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ImageMap
>
> cheers,
> Bernhard
>
> ----- Am 8. Jun 2019 um 15:05 schrieb semediawiki-user
> [email protected]:
>
> > Hi Yaron, thanks for responding and great insights as usual. These are
> times I
> > wish I had more programming experience.. I’d enthusiastically take on
> the task
> > of bringing points data entry and query back to page forms. For us
> Enterprise
> > MW users I would argue that this feature is essential in every enterprise
> > application whether people know it or not, ha ha.. Being able to quickly
> > graphically annotate an image of parking lot or an exit plan or a Road
> closure
> > .. These are Basic enterprise applications.
> >
> > I would think you would want to recover this capability in page Foms
> just to
> > keep all such data collection under one extension. Otherwise some lesser
> > extension will come along and try to do it.
> >
> > If you do decide to include this in page forms, do you have any thoughts
> on How
> > many hours of effort to implement?
> >
> > I’m not sure which I’m more excited about, the prospect of internal maps
> added
> > to page forms or the project management extension that you mentioned not
> too
> > long ago. Please don’t ever underestimate your contribution to the
> enterprise
> > world. It’s amazing. You really have done and continue to do great work.
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > On: 07 June 2019 18:03, "Yaron Koren"
> > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> > Hi Rich,
> >
> > It should be noted that the use of images as maps comprises two parts:
> entering
> > the data, and viewing the data. I don't believe either one is currently
> > possible, though I could be wrong. For data entry, I think the easiest
> way to
> > add support for it would be to modify either the "openlayers" or
> "leaflet"
> > input types in Page Forms to allow for using an uploaded image as the
> map -
> > both OpenLayers and Leaflet inherently allow for such a thing. And for
> viewing
> > the data - Semantic MediaWiki has a "leaflet" result format (via the Maps
> > extension), while Cargo has an "openlayers" format. Both could similarly
> be
> > modified to allow for displaying query results on an uploaded image.
> >
> > It should be noted that, about ten years ago, both entry and viewing of
> > image-based maps were possible, via the extensions then called Semantic
> Maps
> > and Semantic Forms. This is one of those features that just stopped being
> > supported, due I guess to lack of interest. Which is too bad, because it
> does
> > seem useful for a lot of different applications. But it never really got
> usage
> > before. Maybe now is a good time to bring this feature back, if enough
> people
> > show an interest in it.
> >
> > I should also note that there's an extension called Semantic Image
> Annotator:
> >
> > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Image_Annotator<
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.mediawiki.org_wiki_Extension-3ASemantic-5FImage-5FAnnotator&d=DwMFaQ&c=ApwzowJNAKKw3xye91w7BE1XMRKi2LN9kiMk5Csz9Zk&r=9NM-9omoRra7fL56CWslBkAVE25KY5Ff9rp6kNpFDRw&m=G9_ckDiL3_82h-sM2b4fJWlZTAo_Yuq6pGF4tYl-mVc&s=egpiK3-6Rd5BIHLcRDv9289t0b1zeob3n51FOs1Rgic&e=
> >
> >
> > It lets you both add and query data, but the data it deals with is
> rectangles on
> > an image and not points, so it may not be what you're looking for. Maybe
> it's
> > fine, though.
> >
> > -Yaron
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 12:08 PM Evans, Richard K. (GRC-H000) via
> > Semediawiki-user
> > <semediawiki-<mailto:[email protected]
> >[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>forge.net>
> > wrote:
> > Happy Friday - What extension is best for annotating interior floor
> plans and
> > user maps uploaded as images?
> >
> > Is anyone doing this? What do people here recommend?
> >
> > I've been trying to learn how to use the "Maps" extension [1] but it's
> not clear
> > to me if custom interior maps are possible with Maps.
> >
> > OpenLayers [2] and Cargo [3] look promising but I don't know how to get
> started
> > with them for custom interior maps. I dive in and learn it if I knew
> upfront
> > that they had the capability. Can anyone tell me what they're doing?
> >
> > /Rich
> >
> > [1]
> > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Maps<
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.mediawiki.org_wiki_Extension-3AMaps&d=DwMFaQ&c=ApwzowJNAKKw3xye91w7BE1XMRKi2LN9kiMk5Csz9Zk&r=9NM-9omoRra7fL56CWslBkAVE25KY5Ff9rp6kNpFDRw&m=G9_ckDiL3_82h-sM2b4fJWlZTAo_Yuq6pGF4tYl-mVc&s=YDLnrlnpCaTM4xDwkcCP-w6JOWSsfSNenhsdT9r4l18&e=
> >
> > [2]
> > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:OpenLayers<
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.mediawiki.org_wiki_Extension-3AOpenLayers&d=DwMFaQ&c=ApwzowJNAKKw3xye91w7BE1XMRKi2LN9kiMk5Csz9Zk&r=9NM-9omoRra7fL56CWslBkAVE25KY5Ff9rp6kNpFDRw&m=G9_ckDiL3_82h-sM2b4fJWlZTAo_Yuq6pGF4tYl-mVc&s=7WnewyAkuyVl-Xycjou9OLsteP0GC2eIXpRokqF3ivA&e=
> >
> > [3]
> > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cargo<
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.mediawiki.org_wiki_Extension-3ACargo&d=DwMFaQ&c=ApwzowJNAKKw3xye91w7BE1XMRKi2LN9kiMk5Csz9Zk&r=9NM-9omoRra7fL56CWslBkAVE25KY5Ff9rp6kNpFDRw&m=G9_ckDiL3_82h-sM2b4fJWlZTAo_Yuq6pGF4tYl-mVc&s=9nWDknMI3lXeGHYGN9lzBe4PgkZ9AZpZeUgPxwmnfz8&e=
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