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|  Posted 09-07-2012 at 14:14
I have been using this website for a while now, contributing ect., but i have recently been dissapointed witth the fact that the Nearby Sites Map does not work  . I have found that this is the most useful application this website has. I would appreciate any feedback.
On a positive note, the map does work on my iPad, which i find rather odd, seeing as iPad is less compatible with things.
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hansh1961
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|  Posted 30-07-2012 at 13:18
Hi,
I have the same problem with windows (xp, vista). Did you get a solution?
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| Posted 30-07-2012 at 16:42
I dont know the answer to this. It works fine for me when using at home, but does not work at all when I can get onto the web at the office.
I guess its all down to firewalls or suchlike.
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Andy B
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| Posted 31-07-2012 at 01:19
Hello Coin, thanks for reporting the fault - I would guess this is because you're using Internet Exporer (could you confirm this?) Assuming so:
The nearby sites map is a 'plug in' app that I have grafted in to the pages, and it has been very complex to set up. I've not found a clear reason why it doesn't work in IE and I don't have the specialist knowledge to debug what it might be.
Is there anyone using IE for whom the nearby sites map does work as that might give an important clue?
In the meantime it does work on Firefox, Opera, Safari, Chrome and the smartphones I have tried so if you're in the position to, that's the immediate solution. I know some poor b*****s are still forced to use IE at work, for which you have my condolences 
If there are any GIS or PHP experts out there who would like to contribute some time or thoughts to our project I would be delighted to hear from you as my effort is spread very thin with all the various things on the site I have to support!
Andy B (site founder and single handed site developer)
[ This message was edited by: Andy B on 2013-05-02 13:18 ]
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PAB
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| Posted 31-07-2012 at 22:39
As you suspected Andy, neither of the 2 maps seem to work properly in IE, even though they are fine in Firefox.
I can't offer to help on the technical solution, but there is a temporary work-around in the form of the 'pop-up a Google Map of these sites' option for which there is a link just below where the other maps should be.
This seems to work in both Firefox and IE - it gives the list & location of nearby sites from the Portal. It is not as useful as the normal map as you don't get the differentiation of portal icons for each type of site, but it is definitely better than nothing.....pending someone being able to help you with a longer term fix.
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Andy B
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| Posted 01-08-2012 at 17:10
Good point, thanks PAB, I thought it was worth keeping a link to the old version of the maps even if a bit low tech. It was good to meet you at last.
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coin
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|  Posted 29-04-2013 at 20:48
I apologise for my late reply,
I have been using Internet explorer on pc, although I do believe it does work on it. However the map has now stopped working on my tablet. I have tried using different user agents in my browser (safari, opera, Firefox, IE) and it has worked on none of these, even though it worked before. 
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| Posted 29-04-2013 at 21:32
The nearby sites maps work on my pc and I have Windows IX7. Could it be something to do with plug-ins or cookies ??
[ This message was edited by: Sunny100 on 2013-04-29 22:43 ]
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Andy B
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| Posted 29-04-2013 at 23:01
Same here Sunny and Coin, I wasn't sure if it was just me. I've not changed anything.
The Nearby Sites maps still work outside the UK, eg
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=33928
Which is probably because they use a slightly different map version. I'll look into it. Thanks.
[ This message was edited by: Andy B on 2013-05-02 13:17 ]
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| Posted 30-04-2013 at 11:59
Of course, universities use MacroHard products, so trying to find sites nearby, when relying on place names from County Gazetteers significantly difficult. I'm stumped by one near Liphook Station. Must find the Grinsell and HER locations.
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| Posted 30-04-2013 at 13:30
I've just found that the nearby sites map doesn't work for UK sites on my computer (Windows 7, Firefox).
Re: Liphook - there's a possible bowl barrow near there - http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=247100
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Andy B
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| Posted 02-05-2013 at 13:14
I've got the nearby sites map working. This has meant running two different versions of the map script on the page, the other one being for the OS map.
Unfortunately this has brought back the various problems we had with the OS map where the scrolling and zooming doesn't work. I don't have a fix for this at the moment but at least the nearby sites map works which I think is the more important one to be able to pan and zoom.
[ This message was edited by: Andy B on 2013-05-02 13:19 ]
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TheCaptain
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| Posted 02-05-2013 at 13:25
I'd agree with that Andy - can always easily open up an OS or similar map using one of the many the icon links at the top of the page.
But unfortunately for me now, here in the office, neither map works! - no doubt all to do with firewalls etc - I'm lucky they even let me gat the basic portal for a short while at lunchtime.
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