Hi,
Up for bid is a project for a website that uses google maps and enables users to select points on the map and log events such as lost/found, car accident(witnesses) and another seven catagories.
Users can either enter their own event/incident or browse through existing ones and add comments. There will be a keyword search and sliders for date range. check crimereports.com but we will enable users to reply to incidents.
On the home page, there is a map with colored pins representing current realtime updates as people add incidents. Corresponding to the points displayed on the map, is a list below with Type,Date,Description and Location of those events. If the user changes the map to a different area or selects/unselects particular catagory types, the map and the list below will update.
If the user hovers over any single pin, a small ballloon is presented with some details of the incident and option to open it.
Otherwise, the user can click anywhere on the map and will get a pop-up balloon (add incident?) If clicked, an overlaying pane will be displayed where the user can enter Category, Date or date range, Time, Title, Details(250 characters), email address, Location(automatically entered based on where he clicked – but can be modified). Once complete, hit add event. If the user is registered, they will get a confirmation email or sms. IF not, they will receive a confirmation email which will require further action. Visitors to the site can not see the users email address, we will use anonymous forwarding.
This is not everything but most of it. Some of the other features that are required are:
1.post an event/incident and forward it to FB, Twitter, and by email
2. User registeration
3. SMS messaging