Also, You might be able to use the Yelp API. http://www.yelp.com/developers/documentation It's free, but I think they expect you to pay if you reach a certain usage level.
We implemented a mapping version for restaurants on http://hotelmapsearch.com/ Click on the refine your search button and then on the restaurants button. Good luck! *LYNWOOD BISHOP, PRESIDENT* MapLarge, Inc. <http://maplarge.com/> P.O. BOX 8482 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 31106 DIRECT: 404.797.3408 FAX: 678.298.8702 Email: [email protected] http://www.maplarge.com On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 4:06 PM, John Pataki <[email protected]> wrote: > Obviously free is most desired... > Paying for the service would be an option, depends on how much and what the > service is providing above the freely available services. > > > On Jan 24, 2011, at 12:54 PM, Ian White wrote: > > And I presume you don't want to pay for the service? > > == > Ian White :: Urban Mapping Inc > 26 O'Farrell Street Suite 310 > San Francisco CA 94108 > T.415.946.8170 X800 :: F.866.385.8266 :: urbanmapping.com > > From: John Pataki <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:23:23 -0600 > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Geowanking] API for updated & comprehensive business data based > on geolocation > > I am building a mobile app that will display businesses in your proximity > based on your current geo location. > I need to figure what options there are for having the app consume an API > service for the data. > I've built a proof-of-concept app to pull data from Yahoo's Local Search > database table using YQL. > This has a limit of 20 results and I believe has other usage limits. > The Google Local Search has been recently marked as deprecated and it only > returns 8 results anyway from my testing. > Both of these only allow searching based on a keyword vs specific category > selection. > > I am looking for a data source that will provide comprehensive results for > business categories (i.e. restaurants, etc) and provide info like: > > Longitude/Latitude > Name of business > Address > Category > Price Range > Hours of operation > > Does an API exist out there that allows more than 20 results and is fairly > comprehensive that is recommended? > > > Thanks, > > John > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > >
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