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The San Francisco Parks Alliance grew out of the merger of two related organizations and one of its early challenges was to integrate the information in both websites into a new site, with better branding and functions. In the course of developing the site's parks and event finder, GreenInfo was asked to develop the overall design for the new site.
GreenInfo Network designed the SFPA's new website, and a key feature of the new site is maps to help visitors to find parks and park-related events. The result was two maps.
(Note, recently, the Parks Alliance web site has moved the map to an interior page) On the front page of the website, an overview of San Francisco shows 3 to 5 featured locations or events. Particularly interesting, is that this is not truly a dynamic map at all. The background map is a fixed image, and the markers are loaded by Drupal. GreenInfo Network designed some JavaScript to place the featured points over the map, and to generate mouse-click behaviors and text popups. The effect is a dynamic map... without a mapping framework.
The Finder is a full-featured mapping application, showing park locations and events. Visitors may search by criteria including date, sponsor, and keywords, or may click the map to get a Spotlight, showing features near them.
Results: The site went live in the fall of 2012, with its Park Finder has been an integral part, receiving thousands of visitors monthly.
Focus: Environment, Recreation
Services: Interactive Solutions, Applications Development, Web Mapping
Tags: parks, recreation, San Francisco
Project Years: 2011-2012