@Alex,

Make sure you have filled out a bug report http://help.appmakr.com/entries/268136-issue-report-form

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Hey AppMakr

As the suggestion was written a year ago, is there any chance of sorting by nearest with GeoRSS? It'd be a perfect feature for something I, and I presume many others wouldn't mind.

Cheers

@Hayley     

any news about this problem already reported here and a bug opened month ago and still not solved?

bug -->  just made my application using georss and Works fine..the only thing is that the pin is showed at 100 zoom ( it show the entire World) and you have to zoom manually to the location...is there a way to fix this problem?

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sometimes ago someone told me to rebuild the application and that the bug was solved..unfortunately the bug is still there...I have just rebuild, again. my apps about the ios5 but when you click on the "geolocalize"button it show the world and you have to zoon manually go find out where the place is (and the flag is in the right position...)

Let me know,

Luca

@Hayley,

Thanks

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Hey Nikolaus,

I am sure you can code a html tab for this feature.

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Hello! I would like to use the geo rss feed for weather is this possible - I mean that from the geo information it shows the weather from the area where I am? Thanks for Information.

@Dan

any news about this problem already reported here and a bug opened month ago and still not solved?

bug -->  just made my application using georss and Works fine..the only thing is that the pin is showed at 100 zoom ( it show the entire World) and you have to zoom manually to the location...is there a way to fix this problem?

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sometimes ago someone told me to rebuild the application and that the bug was solved..unfortunately the bug is still there...I have just rebuild, again. my apps about the ios5 but when you click on the "geolocalize"button it show the world and you have to zoon manually go find out where the place is (and the flag is in the right position...)

Let me know,

Luca

Joe can you sanitize that feed with Feedburner and let me know if that makes a difference?

Hi

I have set up a GeoRSS feed from my Flickr account. It successfully plots the geo location of the photos in the feed but for some reason seems to make a duplicate of each photo and this duplicate has no Lat & Long data so these get plotted on the equator!

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have checked out the details of the GeoRSS feed when I validate the feed and everything here seems to be ok... is it a bug?

Thank you very much for any help!

@Dan

I generate the georss from an asp page following the parametr you descrive above.

Take care that the same georss feed readed from the Android application works fine...so if you can "replicated" what do you do in the Android code perhpas it should be fine.

In fact the "android" version of my application "RaIncontri" works great with the georss...perhpas this could help you.

Luca

We generate the feeds from within the app (Ruby app).. 

Would you guys be able to add the "{preserveViewport:true}" to the API call as described in that link? Looks like that might fix it. Although, I am not sure what the default zoom is in your Google map..

How are you guys creating these GeoRSS feeds?

Yahoo, Google and Nokia's GeoRSS API's feature a 'zoom' call. Unfortunately it looks like the Google zoom is broken or needs some kind of over-ride: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/google-maps-js-api-v3/fTuq4...

You guys finding any luck or information?

I'm using these feeds:

http://www.sorum.kommune.no/rss_nabolag

http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/base/videos/-/scene/emo?orderby=publ...

Both makes the apps unstable, crashes randomly.

Sure - here is the link to one of our Geo feeds:

http://www.foundtown.com/southlake-tx/announcements.atom

@Dan

Thank you for your support. This is one of my georss feed:

http://www.ravennaincontri.it/rssgeo.asp?id=3

Keep us up to date ;)

Luca

Hey guys, I'm making a note of this issue and sending it over to our QA team.

I'll update any status to the issue in this thread. In the meantime let's collaborate and try and figure out a workaround. Can I get some GeoRSS feeds from you guys?

@Jeff

I submited a Bug Report more than a month ago but no answer again :(

We see the same issue with the zoom immediately after clicking the rss feed item. The zoom is on a world level instead of city level (or something similar). Already posted a bug report, but hoping to further highlight to see if there is something that can fix this

Hello

i just made my application using georss and Works fine..the only thing is that the pin is showed at 100 zoom ( it show the entire World) and you have to zoom manually to the location...is there a way to fix this problem?

Thank you

Google will not support GeoRSS. A lot of apps k.o. More info at: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/maps/thread?tid=192e7dcc93f54...

AppMakr could support KML files instead GeoRSS?

Thanks.

Hi, I'm not really clear on how this Geo RSS works. I'm building my app by pulling from a Wordpress site.  It's a directory site and it would be beneficial for every single one of my posts to have Geo RSS.  However, I'm not sure how the Geo RSS feature can pull it from each post...Do I have to manually add LAT and LONG data to my RSS feed?  My Wordpress  theme already has LAT and LONG built in but it works mainly on the "full site."  It doesn't seem to propagate that data into the RSS feed.  I guess I'm looking for a more automated way for this data to always show up in the Geo RSS.  My site has Contributors potentially from all over and it would be cool if every post automatically pulled up a map as they get published.  If this doesn't make sense, I'll try to explain better.

Thanks for any insight.  

@Juan I ran into this issue too.. but someone pointed out to me that Bing has something that will convert KML files into GeoRSS.

If you get a .KML file from Google Maps, stick it on a server somewhere, then append the code below, it'll work. Just replace "yourserver.kml" with the url to your kml file.

http://www.bing.com/maps/GeoCommunity.asjx?action=retrieverss&m...

Since last days, GeoRSS from GoogleMaps is not working. No RSS icon displays in GoogleMaps (my maps) and my App is not showing GeoRSS contents... Any solution? Thanks...

hi, i am new to appmakr.  I am looking for help in completing my app.  the last feature i need is a store locator.  my geo rss feed works but i do not want a list of all stores where my product is avaialable, i want to guide the user to the nearest location.  is geo rss the right way or do i need to work in the html/phonegap?  on my website i have a store locator, can I link the customer to that url through the app?

Hey Casey,

We don't offer any implementation to sort by nearest in AppMakr just yet but it might be possible to tailor your feed to this functionality. Directions Magazine did a really good write-up on what GeoRSS can do at http://www.directionsmag.com/articles/fun-with-georss/123114 but I'm exactly sure how you would implement this.

Hope this helps!

--Dan

Is it possible to have show the rss feed sorted by nearest ?

@ Alex - This sounds like this is a bug, please submit a bug report form so that our dev team can investigate. Thanks!

Hi guys.

Back in July I noticed a few messages from Steve in relation to the location services prompt appearing for geo rss feeds. I am using iOS4 (and another user on iOS3) are seeing a similar issue. Was this fixed?

Specifically, the feed I've made using the instructions does not validate: http://projects.cluster-dev.com/journey-app/catch.xml neither with the feed validator: http://feedvalidator.org/check.cgi?url=http://projects.cluster-dev.... nor inside of AppMakr nor with the additional GeoRSS helper: http://feedvalidator.org/check.cgi?url=http://ws.geonames.org/rssTo...

I'd love to use this feature, it just seems like it's a little finnicky. What am I doing wrong?

Leiser or Jason - it seems like I should be able to provide a URL to an xml file I host (or build) on my own server and have it validate through AppMakr. As it is, tonight there has been indiscriminate validation and then invalidation. Can you please provide an example XML file, the most basic validating GoeRSS code, so that I can move forward? Seems very fragile, this AppMakr validator. Thanks!

@ Tim - I do not know of any way to edit the time stamp, unless you have access to the feed settings.

Hello Cartabianca Publishing,

Wanted to let you know that the landscape geo bug has been fixed, you may rebuild to see the changes.  Thanks a bunch for your patience.

Hello Everyone,

This is a great feature and is working well on my test app.

I would like to adjust the RSS date (I don't have access to the original feed) using javascript (in the "advanced" settings of the feed setup - under "Tabs" in the app builder).

I would like to change it to (PST) Pacific Standard Time (-0800).

Here is the example RSS I need to work with… specifically the "pubDate":

<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss"><channel><title>TEXT</title><description>TEXT</description><link>TEXT</link><atom:link href="TEXT.rss" type="application/rss+xml" rel="self" />

<item><title>TEXT</title><description>TEXT</description><link>TEXT</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 10 00:57:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">TEXT</guid><georss:point>123.123 -123.123</georss:point></item>
<item><title>TEXT</title><description>TEXT</description><link>TEXT</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 10 00:02:40 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">TEXT</guid><georss:point>123.123 -123.123</georss:point></item>

</channel></rss> 

Thanks for your help.

Hello Cartabianca Publishing, 

I have filed bugs for both your landscape and geo maps issue.  Here is where you may check for bug fixes, this is where we will post as soon as the fix becomes live.  Once again, Thank You for bringing this to our attention.

UF620N, UF621N

@ Jason

Please note that the maps on my previous post were related to that "Stonehenge Boy" news you can find on my current GeoRSS feed.  

Anyway, with this message I enclose a screenshot of the dreaded "landscape bug" that still plagues any GeoRSS tab made through AppMakr. As you can see, when viewed in landscape mode, all bars and tabs just disappear, leaving the app unusable. The only way a user has to come back to the previous state is to click on the violet pin, make that balloon appear over it and click again to display the relative GeoRSS referenced article.

I really hope you can fix this long standing bug soon!

@ Jason

OK, below you can find two screenshots that are self-explanatory. On the left, the RIGHT way to display a GeoRSS map (build #13571), on the right, the WRONG way (zoomed out almost 100% - build #16725). You changed something between these two builds, adding that strange behaviour so that the displayed map now shows a very small distance between the location of the user and the location of the GeoRSS pin, instead of zooming in at a perfect zoom ratio, like it used to (see image on the left).

Hello Cartabianca Publishing,

Do you know what build # had the zoom ability that you are referencing? I'm looking at your current build, and I don't exactly know what you  are referring to.  If you can provide that build # or a screen shot, I can take a look into it further.  Thank You!

@ Jason
My main app (it's 99% ready now) using Maps is called ArchaeoNews. And this is its GeoRSS feed:
http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.run?_id=83f0135311f8c7e138d7afa70...

Speaking of Maps, it would be nice to allow us to load and show KML tracks into AppMakr's apps...

Hello Cartabianca Publishing,

I notice you have a few apps created with us, can you give me the name of the app and the geo feed in question, and I'll take a look at it?  Thank You!

I appreciate that the last few revisions fixed some bugs, but unfortunately NOT the quirk in landscape mode pointed out by Steve three months ago. Is it that hard to get rid of it?

I have also noticed that now the maps are being shown at zero zoom level (full world map), while in the past revisions each couple of pins - the one showing the location of the user, the other showing the location of the GeoRSS feed - was nicely zoomed in so to enlarge that map allowing to fit both pins nicely. Is there any chance to get that auto-zoomed map display function back? 

@Ahmed

Please fill out a Bug Report, the more information the better when our developers are looking into the situation.  Thank You!

http://go.AppMakr.com/bug

Hi,

I've come across a problem with the GEO RSS feed on my app. Once the map shows up and I select a location to obtain more details, I am always provided with the details of the first location on the feed regardless of which location I choose.

I have attached images that demonstrate the issue

Could you please help me resolve this issue since it is the only problem keeping me from publishing my app

Thank you

Ahmed

@ Leiser - I'm no longer receiving that specific geolocation services error message. This is on an iOS 4 device though. I have not tested on iOS 3.1.3, which was where I originally experience the bug. 

@ Cartabianca Publishing, Leiser, Ahmed - landscape mode is still available if the user 'enters' the map while the items list is in landscape. It is still the same cut-off-map-to-nowhere. This is on my most recent adhoc build from a few minutes ago. 2nd gen iPod touch iOS4 

I have noticed that the latest build does not allow landscape mode anymore. Is it something permanent, or just a temporary measure before finding an effective fix ?

To Tap on the blue details button, can it display to map info (Direction to here, directions from here ....) instead of display the details of the article? Many Thanks

@ Steve -- I tested your app on my device since your last comment on the 19th, and I could no recreate the error message.  I see that you have rebuilt since then.  Are you no longer having any issues with the Geo location services error message?

@ Cartabianca Publishing -- we are working towards fixing the landscape bug.  We should push a release that will resolve the issue in the next week or so.  Will keep folks posted.

The two bugs pointed out by Steve (quirks in landscape mode) are quite annoying - and that makes the GeoRSS function not ready for a full production app yet... Any idea on when you will fix that landscape viewing problem? 

@Ahmed

Have you tested it out on a device? Just because it does not validate, doesn't mean it won't work.  It May effect a lower AQI, but it's not a deal breaker.

@Jason

I know what is wrong with the feed. The author is not a valid email address but that is the way google maps outputs rss feeds. Is there any way to get it to validate (maybe fix the script and rehost it using the georss info?)

I followed the above steps to create several maps and they still have the same problem

Hello, found a couple more bugs.

• Viewing the map is landscape mode only shows 3/4 of the screen (portrait resolution) 

• There is also no way to get out of the landscape map because the header disappears and cannot be brought back with a tap like in a feed. The only way out without using the home button is by tapping the purple pin and going into the Geo RSS item.

@ Leiser and Ahmed, I should add that this was on iOS 3.1.3 

The Geo RSS tab works perfectly on iOS 4

@Ahmed

If you put that url in http://feedvalidator.org/ it will tell you why it does not validate.

@Jason

I removed the RSS since it wasnt validating

This is my RSS - http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&vps=1&jsv=...

thanks for the quick reply

@Ahmed

I don't see a Geo RSS feed in either of your 2 apps.  Can you send me the Geo RSS url that is not validating.

Hi, I'm a first time app builder and I really want to use Geo RSS on my app but my google rss feeds simply dont validate regardless of which maps I use.

Could someone please point me in the right direction?

Ahmed

@ Leiser, I've rebuilt and reinstalled a new adhoc build and I'm still getting the same message. It works fine for a few seconds and then stops working after about a minute.

@ Steve -- Yes, this bug has been fixed.  Please rebuild and let me know if you have any further issues.

@ Leiser, I meant to say that I had the same issue as Peter re: losing the location setting after navigating away from the geo rss tab. Is this the bug you are referring to that is now fixed? 

@ Peter -- Create a rebuild for your app.  This bug should be fixed.  Let me know if you still experience issues.  Also, you can now use the following tag to denote a lat/lng point:

<geo:point>92.23432 -23.029223</geo:point>

@ Steve -- Can you please be more specific and if possible attach screenshots?  Here is what I see when I select a story from your GeoRSS "Maps" tab.£

@ Leiser - I am getting the same message as Peter and Grant. My GEO RSS tab is already http:// 

Help!

Cool feature. Too bad 4sq gives errors

@ Peter & Grant -- currently your GEO RSS is labeled as "feed://"  This may be causing a problem.  Try replacing with "http://"

Also, @ Peter, currently we only support the format you mentioned with two separate tags for each point.

One more question. Can this feature show the RSS feed sorted by distance? I am trying to build a "business locator" type of feature for my app.

It would be great if the tab showed the RSS entries with tags closer to their present location.

Great! I am having the same problem. Leiser, can you please let us know when this fix will be in place?

Tks,

Fabio

Hi,

Not sure if i'm reading this right but can location aware feeds be used to locate content?

For example, I work from multiple locations as a trainer and want people to find their nearest location on a map. Can this work?

thanks,

Ken

Do the developers also know of the bug in the geo feed that it loses the location setting once you navigate away from the feed ?

Basically the geo feed currently asks you if you want to use your location when you load the app - it finds the location OK and also puts the pin on the map in the right location but when you navigate away from the app to another feed and then back to the geo feed the app tells you that you need to allow location settings in your phone and then it does not load any data from the geo feed

Thanks

Peter

My geo points are not the same. They are in the same city, however they are in fact at different addresses. When will the update be? I have to submit this App to a client.

Thanks

Grant

This is a bug that our Developers are aware of and have fixed; it will be released in the next couple of days!

my feed generated via google MyMaps also gave the venue point on the equator

feed://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&vps=1&jsv=250a&msa=0&output=georss&msid=113042141968671617834.0004895fd48a4d444a8b5

Peter

@ Grant  -  When viewing your raw feed, all of the items have the same Geo point, which is why they are all showing up at the same spot on the map. This seems to be an issue with the feed generation itself.  Try generating another feed through "My Maps" in Google Maps and repeat the instructions.

@ Peter - Are you using a "GeoRSS" feed type in AppMakr or just using a regular "RSS" feed tab?

Appbuild for post above

NewHome4U

build #7643

My georss feed from Google Maps shows every location as being on the equator just below Nigeria. Please help me!

GeoRSS

feed://maps.google.com.au/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&vps=1&jsv=249b&msa=0&output=georss&msid=105508685938938889372.00048958eb93677ad2d70

my geo rss feed displayed data like this

<georss:point>51.5122948 -0.1270693</georss:point>

but your geo rss feed is not displaying a map - is there a work around?

Thanks in advance