TOPIC: Map inside HTML site

I have a website that is hand written in HTML5 and CSS.
I want to include a map on a single page with the functionality of a CMS, without converting the whole site to the CMS - so essentially I am looking for a map module/plug-in and a CMS to run the map.
I anticipate that I will need to create a blank page/article and use an iframe to embed the map within the HTML of my page.
Can you see an issue with your map extension and Joomla accomplishing this. (I realise this question covers more than the simple implementation of your extension.)

The extension needs to

• display a simple Google Map
• load quickly
• display 5,000 - 10,000 unique markers
• allow a callout that displays an image, text and URL link
• cluster multiple markers in close proximity to each other
• be stable in operation
• be secure from hacks
• allow a visitor to add a new marker to the map by entering co-ordinates or by drag and drop
• allow a visitor to add a new marker to the map by entering the name of a location
• allow a visitor to select that new marker from a number of different markers ie; a legend displaying different markers for different categories
• give directions from a point on the map to a marker
• give directions from one marker on the map to another marker
• allow a visitor to add an image, description and URL link to the new marker
• notify me when a visitor has added a new marker
• allow me to add dozens or hundreds of new markers all at once
• allow a visitor to add a new marker without having to register

Sorry for all the questions but I'm looking to commit to a CMS as well as a map extension and I need to get it right first time.
Using Joomla or any other CMS to accomplish this doesn't thrill me but I don't see any other way out without lots of hand coding JS.
If you know of another way to implement your extension into a HTML site I'd like to hear about it.

Regards C

Hey there Mr. C ,
I think that starting a website today with plain html is clearly not the way to go. Of course using any kind of CMS brings a whole new sets of problems. For example -> security. You'll need to constantly monitor your websites and update them to the latest version of joomla, then you'll need to update any custom extensions that you have. It also brings the complexity of understanding how the system works, where you do what, how do you should a think in a position that you want etc. One can compare it to -> using Windows all your life and then switching to a Mac or Linux. (or the other way round). To make any use of the system you'll need to study it and bend it to your own needs.

Look at our demo site please. This is how hotspots is going to look for you. There is also the form to enter a location, there is also the custom tiles method that helps us display 100k markers... This is all that you are going to get with hotspots.

The things that hotspots cannot do:
- allow me to add dozens or hundreds of new markers all at once - you'll have to import those directly through phpmyadmin
- give directions from one marker on the map to another marker
- allow a visitor to select that new marker from a number of different markers ie; a legend displaying different markers for different categories (the only way right now to sort through markers is the category)

Kind regards,
Daniel