

IFACTOR OUTAGE MAP CODE
They even provide code samples for integrating (including JavaScript samples) for all you kiddies out there.
IFACTOR OUTAGE MAP UPDATE
There are also has a set of web services available for you to programmatically integrate StreetLightOutages Maps into your site, update incidents and manage assets. You sign up, set some properties for the map, stick an iFrame tag in your web page with some optional properties, specify the domain your application will be hosted on and you’re done (see below – the formatting is a little jacked up because I’m limited to a 520 pixel blog width). Well, I tried this and it was pretty straightforward. Per the web site – with the platform, light reports can be entered directly on your website or through the public portal, all with no programming or expensive custom integration.

Now, let’s say you want to add a StreetLightOutages map onto your own web site. Integrate & Manage Your Light Reports for an Organization After you submit the record, a submission gets sent to the appropriate utilities for fixing the issue. I complete the rest of the form – Name Phone Email Local Utility (which I have no idea) Pole Number (which if I was there I could actually tell you) Trouble Type – select from Light Out, Light On During Day (nice energy saver), Light Dim, Light Noisy, Light Cycling On/Off, Animal Nest (ewe), Exposed Wires (you should probably stay away from that) and Other. I put in the address, zoomed to the location and right clicked on the map to set my location – a checkmark image appears next to the “Location” attribute in the form to let me know it has been set. I was in New Orleans last week for the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, so my hotel address is still in my head – let’s report an outage there. There are 2 things you can do on – (1) report an outdoor light problem in your neighborhood (2) integrate / manage light reports for your organization. Built by iFactor Consulting, offers a complete solution allowing reports about outdoor light problems through the Internet…and uses Bing Maps to do it. Ah, but when the lights go out there is a web site for you to log in to for reporting the problem to your local utility –. Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters? When will they get a web site? I hate calling people now but, I’m anti-social like that.
