Hi,
(first post...big wave from Manchester)
I think the hard part with the map data in the UK is that you need a Post
Code to x/y(used in the google api)
convertor.
The UK post code data is all copyrighted/protected/owned. Unlike the US
zip code data, which the geocoding
APIs, like yahoo's, also use
There does seem to be a couple of work arounds using multimap and a
scraper.
But that's far from ideal.
Amazes me how much the UK can stiffle creativity sometimes.
Double wehay then for backstage :)
Ian
http://alteris.co.uk
Hi Al,
thanks for responding, what I need are pretty maps, with clearly defined
county boundaries, the ability to zoom in to certain parts of that map
and
the facility to put in markers based on postcodes pulled out using
mysql-php. I don't mind investing time learning the Google API, I just
don't want to get half way though and find I should be using something
else.
Richard
On 26/03/06, Alistair Rutherford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello Richard,
Can you be more specific? If you want layers then I am
afraid you will have to implement that yourself. The
Google maps API is quite lean and mean but there is a
reason for that. The real power is in the what goes on
on the browser side but you have to implement that
yourself.
Al.
--- Richard Hyett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I saw the list of APIs
> http://www.programmableweb.com/apis
>
> Which is the best mapping api?
> What I want is a service that will give me multiple
> renderings, or is the
> word overlays? of North East England.
> I want one which has major cities listed
> One which emphasises the geography, highground
> population density, rivers
> etc
> One which emphasises the LAD/County borders
> then obviously I want to be able to
> superimpose/javascript, data related to
> postcode on top of one or more of these renderings
>
> Most of the Google Maps mashups I've seen have been
> fairly spartan and
> unattractive, lacking in colour, but it could just
> be the examples I've been
> looking at
>
> Richard
>
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