Free Bulk Reverse Geocoding
Phillip Holmstrand continues to improve his batchgeocoding.com website. He’s added bulk reverse geocoding using Google’s geocoder. Google’s advantage over Yahoo is it also includes an “accuracy” field so you can get feedback on your geocodes. Plus Google has rooftop geocoding in many cities making it much more accurate than Yahoo or TIGER/Line based geocoders.
Its Alright?
Happy Halloween!
I’ll be doing the same thing tonight as most of you. Using my iPhone while my son goes trick-or-treating.
New Yorker iPhone Halloween 2009
If you are lucky enough to live in a “hip city” (or at least one that Zillow thinks is interesting), you can use their Trick-or-Treat Housing Index to find the best places to beg to sweets.
Happy Halloween!
I’ll be doing the same thing tonight as most of you. Using my iPhone while my son goes trick-or-treating.
New Yorker iPhone Halloween 2009
If you are lucky enough to live in a “hip city” (or at least one that Zillow thinks is interesting), you can use their Trick-or-Treat Housing Index to find the best places to beg to sweets.
Wait! What? MapQuest?
Programmable web has a timely post on what MapQuest has been doing.
MapQuest continues to add services to its developer network. Have they caught up with the geo-tools available from Google and Yahoo?
Most recently the mapping pioneer released a geocoding web service and static maps. In fact, many recent posts on its developer blog have included multiple announcements, testament to how much the company has been releasing.
Some cool new stuff for sure. My only issue is that I can’t find Legend City using its geocoder.
No Legend City in these parts….
No Legend City in these parts….
Wait! What? MapQuest?
Programmable web has a timely post on what MapQuest has been doing.
MapQuest continues to add services to its developer network. Have they caught up with the geo-tools available from Google and Yahoo?
Most recently the mapping pioneer released a geocoding web service and static maps. In fact, many recent posts on its developer blog have included multiple announcements, testament to how much the company has been releasing.
Some cool new stuff for sure. My only issue is that I can’t find Legend City using its geocoder.
No Legend City in these parts….
No Legend City in these parts….
Google Maps Navigation for Android — But What About the Quality of the Map?
I guess I’m spatially aware so I never bother with navigation, but given how many TomTom devices I see on dashboards these days others are. Well Google has a little announcement this morning which is?not a huge surprise.
Today we’re excited to announce the next step for Google Maps for mobile:?Google Maps Navigation (Beta) for Android 2.0 devices.
This new feature comes with everything you’d expect to find in a GPS navigation system, like 3D views, turn-by-turn voice guidance and automatic rerouting. But unlike most navigation systems, Google Maps Navigation was built from the ground up to take advantage of your phone’s Internet connection.
And those words that every other company fears…
Like other Google Maps features, Navigation is free.
The Walmartization of technology continues. Why pay for anything if Google will eventually give it away free? Heck why invest any time working on anything since Google will just kill it later anyway. Verizon, welcome to the Google ecosystem. Don’t bother porting Verizon Navigator over to Android (though you probably already did and are wishing you didn’t about now)
Now there are two great limitations on this product. First it is only on Android which like the Microsoft Zune is irrelevant. Second it is only available in the USA which means that my friends around the world won’t be able to navigate to amusement parks that closed 25 years ago in their neighborhood.
So here comes Google ready to obliterate everything in its wake…