[support] Building website with POI (Points of Interests)

[Afan Pasalic]

I'm reading about Location, but how Views can help me? What's your idea?


rebu2008-dru at yahoo.com wrote:
> Look at the Location and Views modules. This may take care of most, if 
> not all, your issues.
> --ross
>
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> *From:* Afan Pasalic <afan at afan.net>
> *To:* support at drupal.org
> *Sent:* Fri, January 21, 2011 9:08:35 AM
> *Subject:* [support] Building website with POI (Points of Interests)
>
> Hi,
> I'm building a website about Route 66, for my own needs. Probably will
> not go public.
>
> I made page (as in content type) for each State (8) Route 66 going
> through. These pages will probably not have any content. More for Menu
> purpose only.
> Similar, I plan to make a page (content type) for each city. Menu links
> of these pages are actually sub-primary menu links:
>
> Primary menu:
> * Illinois
>     > Chicago
>     > Cicero
>     > Joliet
>     > ...
> * Missouri
>     > St. Louis
>     > Springfield
>     > ...
>
> City pages will probably not have any content either.
>
> Now comes the pain: I have to start building POI (Points Of Interests).
> POI has to have Name, Address, City, State, Description. Geo Coordinates
> (Longitude & Latitude) - if known. I was thinking to create a content
> type for each city and that way "group" POIs, but something's tellig me
> it's not good idea.
> I know it's possible to create web form (I know there is module for
> webform) to enter POI but never used it and I'm not quite sure how can I
> group these entries by city?
>
> Also, I have to be able create something like Photo album about each POI
> to add any picture I found interesting about this POI (download fro
> Internet and upload to my Drupal site) and comment the picture. I need
> ability to "update" POI with new information (text) but it could be as 
> a Comment on POI.
>
> I'm new in Drupal and I need help what directions I have to take? Which
> modules I need to use here...
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Afan
>
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