Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Moderate addition of map markers

For crowdsourced maps, you can moderate additions with our new "Pending Markers" feature. Use 'Customizations -> Add Marker Form -> New entries must be approved by Map Admins' to enable this feature on your map. (Make sure you have set an admin password for your map using Settings -> Privacy. ) Now, when a non-Admin person adds a marker on the map, it will not be added to the map automatically, but will be in a "Pending Approval" state. Map admins can check for such markers using "View -> Pending Approval". This will show all markers that are waiting to be approved. Admins can move, change or delete any of these markers, as you would edit a marker on ZeeMaps. Once you are satisfied with the remaining set of pending markers, use the menu items "Additions -> Approve Pending" to add them all to the map.
Preview Entries Before Committing

Preview your new map entries before committing to the map. In the Add dialog, after you have entered information about an entry, click on the Preview button. This will show you where the marker will be positioned, its color, and info bubble. Close this info bubble to close the preview. Once satisfied with your entry, click on the Submit button to commit and save the entry.