The Partner ID
The most important component when linking to MyTopo and MapCard is your Partner ID.
The ID identifies your referrals on our system so we can accurately track
your customers and commissions. When referencing the following examples be
sure to replace your_partner_id with the unique partner id you've been
assigned. To sign-up and receive your Partner ID go to our sign-up form.
1. Home Page Link
A general link to the MyTopo and Mapcard home pages is the easiest implementation. Here is
the linking format:
http://www.mytopo.com/index.cfm?pid=your_partner_id
- and -
http://www.mapcard.com/index.asp?pid=your_partner_id
You can use any text, graphic, or image that you choose to link to our sites. Our
Banners page contains some ready-to-use graphics
for you to choose from. Here's how a MyTopo.com link might look in your HTML document when
using one of our graphics:
<a href="http://www.mytopo.com/index.cfm?pid=your_partner_id"><img src="mytopo_banner.gif" border="0"></a>
2. GPS Coordinate Links (MyTopo)
You can link your customers directly into our MyTopo map interface using simple latitude/longitude coordinates. A "geolink" uses the following URL format:
http://www.mytopo.com/searchgeo.cfm?lat=latitude&lon=longitude&pid=your_partner_id
The latitude parameter should be a positive number, and the longitude may be positive
or negative (all longitudes default to the Western hemisphere) in decimal-degree format.
3. Search Links (MyTopo)
Customers can search the MyTopo.com database for almost any feature depicted on
USGS topographic maps. You can put a gateway to this powerful search engine right
on your site with a simple search form.
To include this search form on your site, copy the following HTML code to your Web
page. You must also download the graphic below to your hard drive and update the image
location in the code, and don't forget to replace the your_partner_id portion
of the code with your unique Partner ID.
<form method="post" action="http://www.mytopo.com/search.cfm?pid=your_partner_id">
<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#000000"><TR><TD>
<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<tr border="0">
<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="left" valign="middle"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="-2"><b>Search for</b></font>
<input type="text" name="feature" width=15 size=15 value="Placename">
<font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="-2">
in <select name="state">
<option value="AL" selected>Alabama<option value="AZ">Arizona
<option value="AR">Arkansas<option value="CA">California
<option value="CO">Colorado<option value="CT">Connecticut
<option value="DE">Delaware<option value="DC">District of Columbia
<option value="FL">Florida<option value="GA">Georgia
<option value="ID">Idaho<option value="IL">Illinois
<option value="II">Indiana<option value="IA">Iowa
<option value="KS">Kansas<option value="KY">Kentucky
<option value="LA">Louisiana<option value="ME">Maine
<option value="MD">Maryland<option value="MA">Massachusetts
<option value="MI">Michigan<option value="MN">Minnesota
<option value="MS">Mississippi<option value="MO">Missouri
<option value="MT">Montana<option value="NE">Nebraska
<option value="NV">Nevada<option value="NH">New Hampshire
<option value="NJ">New Jersey<option value="NM">New Mexico
<option value="NY">New York<option value="NC">North Carolina
<option value="ND">North Dakota<option value="OH">Ohio
<option value="OK">Oklahoma<option value="OE">Oregon
<option value="PA">Pennsylvania<option value="RI">Rhode Island
<option value="SC">South Carolina<option value="SD">South Dakota
<option value="TN">Tennessee<option value="TX">Texas
<option value="UT">Utah<option value="VT">Vermont
<option value="VA">Virginia<option value="WA">Washington
<option value="WV">West Virginia<option value="WI">Wisconsin
<option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
</select>
</font>
<input type="submit" border=0 value="Go!" name="Search">
</td>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="center" bgcolor="#000000">
<img src="search-image.gif" width=175 height=35>
</td>
</tr>
</table></td></tr></table>
</form>
Download this graphic and place it on the hard drive of your Web server. Then update the
search-image.gif path above.
