Thanks Glen I will take a look though I suspect the Post Office data is very expensive!!
P -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glen Pike Sent: 26 August 2008 20:56 To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] OT: List of all uk towns and cities with their longitude and latitudes Hi, Have a look at some of the Post Office "Address Products": http://postcode.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump1?catId=400120&mediaId=400084 <http://postcode.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump1?catId=400120&mediaId=400084> The "Post Town Gazetter" looks promising. You may be able to hook into the Google API with this, or similar to get Long & Latitude: http://developer.yahoo.com/maps/rest/V1/geocode.html http://jamesewelch.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/how-to-convert-a-street-address-to-longitude-and-latitude-geocoding-via-web-services/ <http://jamesewelch.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/how-to-convert-a-street-address-to-longitude-and-latitude-geocoding-via-web-services/> HTH Glen Paul Steven wrote: > I am creating a UK based estate agent site and would like to implement a > proximity search function. > > i.e the user would type in the area that they are looking for a house as well > as a search radius and the site would display a list of all matching houses > for sale in this area. > > I am assuming I will need a list of every town, village and city in the UK > with their associated longitude and latitude however I am really struggling > to find one. Can anyone suggest where I can find such a list. I don't mind > paying for one assuming I don't have to sell my house to do so. > > If I can get this list, then my theory is to use pythagoras theorem to work > out which properties are within the specified radius. Not sure how practical > this will be. > > So if anyone has created similar functionality I would really appreciate some > tips. > > Thanks in advance > > Paul > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > -- Glen Pike 01326 218440 www.glenpike.co.uk <http://www.glenpike.co.uk> _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
