We (SeH and I) are looking to use NodeBB as a base for an interactive data viewer that combines Netention (created by SeH http://geekery.biz), ClimateViewer 3D ( created by me http://climateviewer.com/3D/) and Ushahidi (https://climateviewer.com/report/). THIS IS AN AMAZINGLY AMBITIOUS TASK, which will have huge implications for NodeBB.

What's in it?

• Leaflet 2D: http://leafletjs.com/
• CesiumJS 3D: http://cesiumjs.org/
• D3: http://d3js.org/
• Timeline JS: http://timeline.knightlab.com/

What is needed:

• Geolocation tags (click location on a popup map, add to BB post)
• Time tag ( adjust time stamp of post, past or future. Example live USGS feed of earthquakes on a map, converted to BB posts. Ability to adjust map timeslider)
• Metadata categories (youtube video url, image url, google doc, fusion tables, rss links)

First steps:

• Create plugin to place nodeBB posts on a Leaflet based 2D map, with feeds and categories of posts.
• Next step: do the exact same thing with Cesium JS (webGL 3D globe) and create a 2D/3D toggle function, posts look identical in both views.
• Final step: add additional view options for posts: timeline, trend chart, bubble map, output to PDF, etc.

Anyone willing to help with our project would be greatly appreciated.

I want to create a humanitarian based mapping system, similar to Ushahidi, based on NodeBB.
Purpose: track polluted places, connect users with goods to trade and barter, replace Google Crisis map, and so much more.

Ushahidi is the only app out there currently doing this, Cesium is brand new, and there is no out-of-the-box crowd-sourced mapping solution.

NodeBB will have the sexiest mapping system out there.

When you click on a map icon, it should show the BB post fullscreen, similar to Wordpress.

When complete, the user should feel like their on a Wordpress site, using maps, charts, and timelines to navigate the "posts"

SeH and I have been working on this idea for two years, dreading the thought of creating admin panels and such for the work we've already made at http://geekery.biz

NodeBB gives us a chance to launch past all that and integrate what we've already created.

I am a novice javascript programmer, SeH handles most of that. I handle UX/UI/CSS and some JS. We have a clear vision of what the project should entail, with the end result replacing Facebook, Google Maps, Twitter, Craiglist, and a few more. All of these functions could easily fit in a couple button clicks on NodeBB.

@seh add input box on posts that allows you to drop lat/lon coordinates in text format, or click on a map to set location.

Possibly right or left click on map to create new post. Follow the Netention format we have already.

Ideally, each post should be able to have a "featured image" similar to Wordpress, that way map marker icons can use that image, and when you click the icon the BB post will have a header image.

We are looking for Wordpress style articles inside map markers, all open-source.