AntonOlsen.com - Zenoss Google Maps Traffic Monitor

Anton Olsen has a tip that I would have never expected for Zenoss which makes it a little bit cooler. In Dallas traffic is a challenge for Anton’s coworkers so he included a traffic monitor (the automobile kind) in the Zenoss dashboard so he and his coworkers can see what trouble they might face during their commute.

You can read the tip on Anton’s blog: Zenoss Google Maps Traffic Monitor at antonolsen.com

Here in the office we’ve got the Zenoss dashboard up on a large LCD on the wall so we can keep an eye on our servers. As a service to the people here that commute into Dallas on the way home I have added Google’s traffic reports to the maps portlet on the dashboard.

Fortunately the traffic reports are already built into the Google

This is a pretty simple hack, but it does involved editing a javascript file in the template. The usual disclaimers apply, backup your files, and expect the hack to disappear when you upgrade zenoss.

Find geomap-2.1.js, it should be in Zenwidgets/skins/zenui/javascript/. It’s exact location may vary depending on how you installed zenoss and which system you are using.

Anton’s tip has made him eligible to win the Asus Eee, he has also posted his tip to the Tips Folder on the Zenoss wiki. You can submit your tip and get a chance to win your Linux laptop.