Help for GlobeFeed Maps:

Above is the screenshot for GlobeFeedMaps.

GlobeFeedMaps is an online application. This application is based on Google Maps. All the Viewers of this application are displayed on the Map at the position that they are centered in their View.

1. Red Icon:
Red Icon indicates the points at which other viewers of the application are centered. We call them as Buddy.

2. Yellow Icon:
Yellow icons are the fixed location at which the host of the viewer is present. This may not be exact physical location, it could be country, state, city or zip-code level. If we fail to detect the location we set the longitude and latitude of the fix position as -1. This is displayed only when the Buddy has checked the "Share My Location" check box true.

3. Blue Icon:
It's your centered position on the view which will be seen by other Buddies as Red Icon.

4. Green Icon:
It is your fixed location as described for Yellow Icon. This will be displayed and shown to all as yellow icon only if you have checked the "Share My Location" checkbox

5. White Icon:
White Icon is a Spot added by you or other viewers. You can add spot at any location on the globefeed maps by clicking AddSpot link at the bottom. See the help for AddSpot link too.

6. Window on Icon:
When you click on any Icon an Info Window will open with the Buddy name if available. You can have private chat with the buddy using Chat text box. These chat messages will be displayed in the "Private Chat Box". For spots, windo will show spot information.

7. Shout Box:
The messages send to the Shout box will be displayed to all the viewer in the Shout box.

8. Private Chat Box:
The one to one chats done using Google Map Window or Chat Window will be displayed in this box.

9. Follow Me link:
By clicking on this link you will be moved to the Buddy's position on the Google Map as per your Zoom level.

10. I am From link:
By clicking on this link you will be moved to the Buddy's fixed location on the Google Map as per your Zoom level.

11. Ride On link:
By clicking on Ride On link you will be moved on the Google map same as the Buddy on which you are Riding. But you will not have control on the Map.

12. Ride Off link:
This link will be enabled when you Ride On any Buddy and displayed at the bottom bar of the Map. By clicking on the link you will be Ride Off the Buddy and then you will able to interact with the Map.

13. Goto Spot link:
By clicking on Goto Spot link you will be moved to the location of the spot with the same zoom lavel and map type (normal/satellite/hybrid) as that of the Spot.

14. Email Spot link:
By clicking on Email Spot link a Dialog box will open where you can specify receiptants' email address and the send the link of the Spot to them. The receiptant will receive the link and on clicking the link he will be redirected to the Spot you have sent.

15. Chat link:
By clicking on this link, Chat window will open to have private chat with the Buddy.

16. Chat Pilot:
This link will be enabled when you Ride On any Buddy and displayed at the bottom bar of the Map. By clicking on the link, Chat window will open and you will able to have private chat with the Buddy On which you are riding.

17. My Place link:
This link is displayed at the bottom bar of the Map. By clicking on this link, you will be moved to your fixed position on the map if you have checked the "Share My Location" checkbox.

18. Add Spot link link:
This link is displayed at the bottom bar of the Map. By clicking on this link, a dialog box will be displayed where you can specify title,description and more information of the spot and add the new spot to the globefeed maps. The spot will be added at the center of your current view with same zoom level and same map type (normal,satellite/hybrid) as your current view checkbox.

19. My Name:
The name that will be displayed to other Buddies as your name. You may or may not give this name. This is must if you want to invite your friends.

20. Invite Friends:
You can Invite your friend on the site by entering their e-mail ids list separated by semicolon(;) and clicking on "Invite Friends"

1. Filter By Tag:
Here you can specify single or multiple Tags by which you want to filter the photos. Single tag example: bridge To specify multiple Tags seperate them by quama(,) or a space.
Multiple tags example: bridge,night
For multiple tags you can use either "AND" or "OR" from combobox.

2. Owners:
Additionally you can specify the photo owner names along with the tags either single or multiple. eg. abc,xyz etc.