Starting this assignment one decided a geo-narrative would be of interest with much thought into structure, deciding on a type of integration of my day with display of routes undertaken via google maps and displaying images of interaction with people and places, found this very interesting. Beginning this task presented many challenges, firstly with introduction to Google maps a Application Program Interface displaying map content of the entire world using satellite imagery, downloading a map of the source or template of which my sequence of images would be linked, obviously working in Canberra and living in Queanbeyan to present a interactive day would entail a map with content of both.
Disappointed with one aspect of either google or the Tumblr site, not sure which one as failing to work it out was frustrating, administered a process on google of which consisted of signing up for a google account and also a API key of which was linked to moviemakem.tumblr.com, cutting and pasting the key from google maps to tumblr text/html and removing the true source, so as indicating the false, was constantly reminded of message resembling the API key doe’s not belong to this account, endless hours playing with this, one decided to just cut html directly out of my google maps template in link and paste it in tumblr therefore allowing a link, taking notice in the outline for this assignment it suggests attaching images and text to specific locations in google maps, hence the method used has achieved that, however it was disappointing not getting the result expected with google map API key linked directly with tumblr.
Basically, the emphasis deciding a layout of activity comprising the movements and interactions of my day lay claim to a reality type script, popular in recent years with television, firstly recording my movements on Tuesday the 19Th of May, from the moment of arising from slumber in the morning, driving all day, comprising of my work criteria to attending a lecture. Throughout that day documenting text and images from a Nikon D80, was equipped with material for my project.
Adding routes on my maps, indeed one should explain my maps, beginning the google API, obviously insert google maps address and presented with a link to my maps, it is here of which creating your own interactive map is conceived. Naming my map A interactive day with me, zooming down on the area of canberra/Queanbeyan and using the tools in the top left hand corner, such as place marks and lines to map out your route, was able to generate with the content of 19 of May, my project. Adding images, there is a link within the rich text of the google maps API on my template were inserting html of the image stored at flickr, allowing images to be networked. The two main examples given with networking consist of the link between my blog www.moviemakem.tumblr.com and images transferred from www.Flickr.com/shanewintour.
