Embed Route Maps in Your Own Web Site
Just in time for Oshkosh! I’m excited to announce that you can now embed route maps of your flights (or any route for that matter) into your own web site.
Here, for example, is the route I would take if I was flying from Vance Brand in Longmont to Wittman Regional in Oshkosh for AirVenture.
Combine this with the fact that you can create routes on the fly in Jetrecord and you have a pretty easy way to add a nice map to your web site or blog.
How Do I Get It?
Visit the page for the route you want to display. For example, here’s the page for the route above. At the bottom of the page (below the map), look for the Embed This Map section. Copy the code listed there (the iframe tag) and paste it into your web site. You can customize the width and height of the map by changing the width and height parameters in the URL.
For example, http://jetrecord.com/routes/KLMO+KOSH.map?width=550&height=350 will produce a map 550 pixels wide and 350 pixels high.
Obviously, you can control the style of the iframe tag if you know a little HTML and CSS. However, using the default code as-is should be fine for most people.
Terms and Conditions
First, this is an experimental feature. I cannot guarantee that it will remain operational in any form. If performance issues arise, I may have to take it down without notice. Of course, the way to go is to find a way to make the service pay for itself. If you’d like to sponsor this service and see your company promoted under the map, contact me.
Next, it’s very unlikely that you don’t meet the conditions of use, but please, for both our sakes, make sure your web site or blog meets the conditions outlined in the Google Maps Terms of Service. The maps come from Google but Jetrecord is not endorsed by Google. Google may also decide at any time to change their terms of service and prohibit this extremely awesome use of their maps. Again, this would mean taking down the service without notice.
Lastly, you may also want to familiarize yourself with Jetrecord’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. They’re both fairly liberal and accommodating, but I want you to be informed.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please let me know.
Cheers, Harry
Jetrecord is an online logbook for pilots like you.
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