On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 11:42:53AM +0100, Anna Powell-Smith wrote: > Stamen recently switched from Yahoo's geocoder to Google's for their > dotspotting project, following bad experiences with Yahoo: > http://content.stamen.com/dotspotting_dot_org_is_live
I love the extremeness of their black and white maps! > Google does have a computeDistanceBetween method: > http://code.google.com/intl/en-US/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/reference.html#spherical > - although easting/northing/Pythagoras is clearly nicer :) > > On 11 August 2011 11:26, Francis Irving <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's hard to tell if that PlaceFinder's T&Cs come under the Yahoo Maps > > ones or not. > > > > The maps ones say: > > > > YOU SHALL NOT: > > (ix) use the stand-alone geocoder for any use other than displaying > > Yahoo! Maps or displaying points on Yahoo! Maps; > > > > http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/maps/mapsapi/mapsapi-2141.html > > > > Francis > > > > On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 10:49:41AM +0100, Seb Bacon wrote: > >> I've used http://developer.yahoo.com/geo/placefinder/, and it's very good. > >> > >> It's rate limited to 50k per day. Never bothered looking in detail at > >> their TOS, mind. > >> > >> Seb > >> > >> On 11 August 2011 10:42, Francis Irving <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > No, you're not allowed to use Google's geocoding except for the > >> > purpose of placing pins on Google Maps. > >> > > >> > "the Geocoding API may only be used in conjunction with a Google map; > >> > geocoding results without displaying them on a map is prohibited" > >> > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/geocoding/#Limits > >> > > >> > For postcodes, mapit definitely the best bet. > >> > > >> > Nobody I can find offers a decent, free, international geocoding service, > >> > that isn't rate limited, and you can use for any purpose. The best you > >> > can get, even paying, that I can see, is geonames. > >> > > >> > Francis > >> > > >> > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 04:43:27PM +0100, Alexander Hilton wrote: > >> >> doesn't google maps api do that? > >> >> > >> >> On 10 August 2011 16:34, Mark Simpkins <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > Hi, > >> >> > > >> >> > I am now doing a bit of volunteer work for the Ministry of Stories > >> >> > (http://www.ministryofstories.org/) and we have a couple of databases > >> >> > (volunteers and donors) and we want to do some processing on their > >> >> > postcodes. > >> >> > > >> >> > We want to find how far they are from the ministry etc. > >> >> > > >> >> > Is there anything we can use mySociety / mapit style for this do you > >> >> > think? > >> >> > > >> >> > Mark. > >> >> > > >> >> > -- > >> >> > -- > >> >> > mark simpkins > >> >> > > >> >> > ============================= > >> >> > > >> >> > I was on the plinth!!!!! > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20100223130442/http://www.oneandother.co.uk/participants/Mark_S_2 > >> >> > > >> >> > Saturday 26th September 2009, 2200-2300 > >> >> > > >> >> > ============================= > >> >> > > >> >> > http://www.geekyoto.com/ > >> >> > > >> >> > ============================= > >> >> > > >> >> > gsm: +44(0)7855 365 481 > >> >> > AIM/iChat: marksimpkins > >> >> > Skype: marksimpkins > >> >> > Gizmo Project: marksimpkins > >> >> > email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] > >> >> > web: http://www.geekyoto.com > >> >> > > >> >> > _______________________________________________ > >> >> > developers-public mailing list > >> >> > [email protected] > >> >> > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > >> >> > > >> >> > Unsubscribe: > >> >> > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/alexhilton%40gmail.com > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Alex Hilton > >> >> 07794 771 113 > >> > > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> developers-public mailing list > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > >> >> > >> >> Unsubscribe: > >> >> https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/francis%40mysociety.org > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > developers-public mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > >> > > >> > Unsubscribe: > >> > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/seb.bacon%40gmail.com > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> skype: seb.bacon > >> mobile: 07790 939224 > >> land: 01531 671074 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> developers-public mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > >> > >> Unsubscribe: > >> https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/francis%40mysociety.org > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > developers-public mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > > > > Unsubscribe: > > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/annapowellsmith%40gmail.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > developers-public mailing list > [email protected] > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > > Unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/francis%40mysociety.org > _______________________________________________ developers-public mailing list [email protected] https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public Unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/archive%40mail-archive.com
