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User story: As an SDP customer, I want to know what options are available for creating and embedding a map on an SDP-managed webpage, so that I can make one that works well for all website visitors.
The two options for an interactive map for your SDP website are:
Submit a request for SDP to develop a map for you (at a cost)
Third-party maps
SDP developed maps
Below is a list of the features of the SDP map capability:
Theme | Feature | Included | ||
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Data | Data inputs | Content via the CMS (SDP CMS user role can update data) API Integration CSV upload | API data sets | Do we have a list of API’s? ((SDP CMS user role can update data) URI data imports |
Up to date geospatial data ?) | Export data | Yes | Meets: ISO 19115-1:2014 Geographic information – Metadata standard Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Standards WoVG Address Data Standard | |
Display | Data display types (Configurable) | Shapes ( polygons, circles and rectanglessuburb, PC, LGA, Region) Pins Point clusters Feature information windows (popups)lines (called polylines as they represent sequences of locations) | ||
Data filters |
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View types | Map
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Featured information type (Configurable) | Infobox Popup Carded List side panel | |||
Data filters (Configurable with a category choice from your dataset) | Multi select drop down Single select drop down Single checkbox option | |||
Styling options | Pins icons Pin colours Colour regionselements | |||
Responsiveness | Fully responsive | |||
Basemap layer | Vicmap | |||
Location detectionYes | ‘Use my current location’ | |||
Default area view of area (Configurable)Victoria (can this be configured? | ) Default - Victoria | |||
Map results shown in table format | YesSort on table data: A-Z (for Area map) Z-A (for Area map) by distance (for Locator map) | |||
Search | Search types options | Keyword User location Address Area Postcode SurburbSuburb LGA Keyword | ||
Search features by radius of specified location - | Yes (includes users changing radius search per km such as 5km, 10km, 15km, 20km) | Accessibility | ||
Setup | Configuration | SDP staff configuration | ||
AnalyticsMap Search type | Locator map - Search for closest feature to specified location Area map - Search for data feature within specified location | |||
Initial setup & maintenance | Configuration and update | Initial map build by SDP staff according to agreed to requirements Editor role configurable Update of data by Editor /Dater importer role |
Process for requesting an SDP map
Submit a request for an SDP developed map
You will need to tell us your requirements by completing the map requirements template and attach it to the Platform enhancement request.
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We’re currently improving our mapping functionality as part of our SDP roadmap, the backlog will shortly be made available via this webpage.
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3rd party maps
These mapping tools have been used and embedded on SDP websites by us or our customers:
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You may also engage a third-party agency to design and develop a map for your purposes, however to conform with the SDP styling they will need to engage with us and follow our UX/UI guidelines. These are currently being written. The Ripple design system is open source and publicly available.
If you create your own map, you will need to ensure that it is accessible, accurate , and user-friendly and complies with SDP guidelines.