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    👀 Big Relaunch

    Just in time for the 12th birthday GLOTTER received a broad refactoring. We could even call it a completely new modification, making GLOTTER ready for the future.

    • Mobile First. During the development the increased mobile use* has been considered.
      • By using modern browser technologies GLOTTER can now be used as an installable web app. Simply add it to the Home screen of your mobile device.
      • Various speed optimizations in all areas considerably speed up the execution time.
    • Clean-up. Old functions have been removed or rewritten and new workflows provide an optimized user experience.
    • New design. The usability and ease of use have been refined and make sure that the website now just looks better.

    *Desktop users have been overtaken by Mobile users (mobile phones und tablets) which represent about 60% on GLOTTER.

    Changelog

    • Modern Redesign.
    • New future proof technical foundation.
    • Updated Permalink structure (old links are redirected automatically).
    • Integration of oEmbed which allows users to embed content from external websites like YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. in an easy way.
    • Native web app features with offline support for improved performance – especially on mobile devices.
    • Better caching.
    • KML Support has been dropped as this file format is not supported by the Mapbox API.
    • The Collab feature which allowed to work an a map with friends has been removed. It seems that it was too complicated to use and has never been embraced by the users.
    • The direct integration of marker images by including a link to the resource on an external server has been dropped. Adding a proper information about the image license in the according field has not always been used as indicated. Instead images now can be embedded with oEmbed by adding a link. Supported oEmbed providers for images are Flickr, Imgur, Instagram und Photobucket.

    Have fun with the new features and be sure to stay tuned for further technical improvements which will be implemented in the near future.

    And not to be forgotten – we’ve also updated the feedback form and are looking forward to receiving your requests.

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  • Aadministrator

    GLOTTER ❤️ Mapbox

    The Google Maps API has been replaced with the new Mapbox GL API.

    What are the advantages of Mapbox GL?

    • Mapbox is a mapping software provider that has specialized in web mapping and provides/supports Open Source software
    • The maps are rendered in WebGL
      • Better user experience, higher resolution and anti-aliased fontstyles
      • The camera position can be adjusted in all directions (Tip: Press the right mouse key while moving the map!)
    • Emojis can be used as placemarks 😃

    All existing maps have been migrated. The usability of the website should remain the same and everything should look familiar to our users.

    If you have questions on the update or noticed issues after the migration, please get in touch Contact and ask for help!

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  • Aadministrator

    Terms of Use and Privacy Policy changes on GLOTTER

    The GLOTTER community has grown a lot since the last update of the legal information in 2012 and it was about time to revise the rules in order to comply with new/upcoming laws and regulations.

    Here are some key updates we have performed and which will be effective to all users on March 08, 2018

    • The Terms Of Use and Privacy Policy have been split up into two separate pages
    • The texts have been rewritten in plain language
    • New style formatting for improved readability
    • The Privacy Policy now includes information about:
      • Request access to collected personal information
      • Withdraw collection of personal information
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  • Aadministrator

    🙌 10 000 000 🙌

    GLOTTER recently recorded it’s 10 millionth view of a Map entry.

    That’s a satisfying milestone and at the same time confirmation for the hard work that’s involved in operating and enhancing a Web Community.

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  • Aadministrator

    🎈 Happy 9th Birthday GLOTTER!

    9 years old and we are approaching 10.000.000 map views soon.

    This year’s obligatory birthday update includes the following:

    • Several frontend modifications.
    • Sever upgrade and technical adaptions that improve page load time.
    • As announced last year, the Google Earth features had to be removed because the API has been deprecated by Google recently.
    • Although old Internet Explorer browsers no longer play a significant role in the statistics, support has been dropped.

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  • Aadministrator

    👀 Redesign and deprecation

    A cool GLOTTER Redesign with a brand new interface has been rolled out on the Mobile as well as on the Desktop version.

    Unfortunately there is also a rather sad announcement on two of our Services. The Google Earth API and the Weather library have been deprecated by Google and need to be rem removed from the platform in the next couple of months. As soon as there are suitable alternatives we will implement them again.

    Feel free to get in touch or use the Feedback form to send us your opinion on the changes.

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  • Aadministrator

    🎈 Happy 8th Birthday GLOTTER!

    Exactly 8 years ago GLOTTER went live. Since then more than 8,180,000 single map views have been recorded. That’s on average more than 1 Million map clicks per year and is a great success story for us.

    The all-time-favourite map is Two & a half Men filming location which was added on Dec 01, 2009 and currently has about 113,500 views. Did you know that CBS concluded the final season after 262 episodes last week. How long will this entry be on top? 🙂

    To celebrate the birthday we’ve made minor improvements to the interface, redesigned the About us page and added an interactive counter. Furthermore we’ve decided to remove Ads for the time being.

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  • Aadministrator

    GLOTTER Styled Maps

    From now on you can modify the style of your GLOTTER maps. Many thanks to User Edgard for sending us this feature request.

    This means that features (e.g. Place names, country borders) can be removed from the map or entire areas (e.g. Water, POIs, Streets) can be colored individually.

    We use so called JSON Strings which contain the relevant information and which can be added easily in the Edit mode.

    Here is an example of an “Earth at night” styled map with the relevant code:

    [ { "stylers": [ { "visibility": "simplified" }, { "invert_lightness": true } ] },{ "elementType": "labels", "stylers": [ { "visibility": "off" } ] },{ "featureType": "landscape", "stylers": [ { "hue": "#2200ff" }, { "lightness": -32 } ] },{ "featureType": "water", "stylers": [ { "hue": "#0066ff" } ] } ]

    You don’t have to program the code on your own. There are several Tools which allow you to create your desired styles and Websites which showcast cool color schemes for Google Maps and where you can simply grab the relevant JSON information.

    Feel free to check out the Help section where you can find more information on this topic. Have fun with this new feature!

    New design for GLOTTER

    At the same time the design changes on the website have been completed. Nearly all areas have been furnished with clear structures to enhance the look & feel and to align to the latest trends.

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