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BBC Correspondents Map (v2.5)

Version 2.5 of the BBC Correspondents sees new features based on user comments & feeback

A Great Mashup a few days old and moves on at a great pace…

Todays changes:

• A distinction between correspondents and stringers, as requested by users
• A full list of correspondents, stringers and bureaux, for users who have a name but not a location
• 4 RSS feeds for others to mash up
• Still to come: - More info on each correspondents- Links to correspondents’ work on the BBC News Website from their location bubble
• More as I (Stuart) thinks of features

Version History:
29 January 2008 [v2.5]
Added a full, clickable list of correspondents, stringers and bureaux.
Introduced 4 RSS feeds which makes use of all the data.
Added an information link to explain more about the map.
Added this version history!
27 January 2008 [v2.0]
Added a comments link for feedback.
Added stringer distinction following feedback on the comments.
Databased the correspondent data up, to make it easier to update and in preparation for future features.
Slight redesign of the bottom bar to accommodate new feature links.
22 January 2008 [v1.2]
Added plenty of new correspondents to the map.
21 January 2008 [v1.1]
Added key to the map and the ‘Jump to’ section to go straight to a specific region of the world.
20 January 2008 [v1.0]
Map launched.

The Mapper - Stuart Pinfold, Media Co-ordinator, Newsgathering Traffic.

“works in the department (unique to the BBC) which intakes calls from every BBC correspondent and either records their despatches for use across all radio and TV outlets (including the World Service) or connects them to the TV or radio studio for live two-way interviews with the anchor.”

The Map Link:
http://www.stuart-pinfold.co.uk/bits/corrmap/
(and look out for new features, see ‘Version History’)

other useful links:
http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2008/01/google-maps-mania-links-for-2008-01-27.html