Hi Rodney,
The "MAP token" Scott is using is rendering an IMAGE map. What is nice about image map is that it's simple, sometimes you don't need more than that and most important you can embed it to "non javascript zones", like profile pages at social net works, etc".
This is how an image map looks like:
http://maps.google.com/staticmap?center=40.709028,-74.018672&zoom=13&size=300x300&maptype=roadmap&markers=40.702147,-74.015794&key=ABQIAAAAenGM_zLrBiRnUTVn_axNlRQGxJU0Om8hoQpYk96levpNm5TWnRR2upo8FbxdgMLC39fg3ow-QqkbAg
The image map is simply that link inside an image tag.
If you looked in my wizards, you probably saw that I've included also an image map wizrd which will let you achive what scott's image token lets you achive, with a few little differences:
1. You don't need the Property agent module, or any other module.
2. You actually don't need dotnetnuke.
3. You have a few more options to customize, like type map, size, zoom, markers center, etc"..
To use "Jeremy semi advanced local searh map control", You also don't need the Property Agent, you don't need to buy any module, and again you don't even need DNN. Any one who can use javascript in his editor can use it, or embed it to his/her site.
The demo map in my wizard page is simply inside a text /html module.
You can also see how I've embedded it into my blog post:
Blog post:Wizard for the coolest google local search map control
Scott added the [LAT] and [LON] tokens.
What does that mean?
It means that if you go to my wizard and insert those tokens into the fields (lat, lon), (and you won't be able to see a preview map obviousely),
but the embedded coded will let you insert it to the property agent and it will render that map for you. :)
I't's nice for real estate listing stuff for example, because you list a house , and with the map you see not only where it is, but you can search around it for: scools, post office, bars, poker groups, pizza, ice cream etc. :).
The embeded code includes anything to make it work as a stand alone object or what ever you may call it. e.g all the scripts, CSS, api key.
That was part of the concept I was looking for in a module. Let you build controls, tag them, wrap them with some stuff, render them and even embed them in some cases.
I have connected and have the honor to work close on that module on any stages with Tony Lewis, from taknology.net, which appearently is a great coder, who has built a great module. You may take it to a test drive on his site.
There are already a few more applications I've build, which I'll gladly share soon.
Thanks.