Hi, I have found that the easiest non-programming tool is Google Fusion tables: http://www.google.com/drive/start/apps.html#fusiontables. Just upload your data, geocode your address column and it creates a decent maps right away.
Partyspoiler for serious geowankers is that you cannot download data with actual coordinates, but you do not need these lat/long coordinate numbers anyway. -- Jaak On 20.11.2012, at 9:33, John Morris wrote: > Miles, > > The process of converting addresses to lat/lon is called “geocoding”. > Probably the easiest approach is to use one of the online tools available > from Google. Here are some instructions on how to convert a spreadsheet with > addresses into a Google map. > http://news.cnet.com/8301-13880_3-10201764-68.html. There may be similar > tools for Yahoo and OpenStreetMaps, all of which support their own versions > of geocoding. > > If you are doing your own mapping, you can use a website which does batch > geocoding for you. One example is the University of Texas, which will geocode > addresses for free. > http://geoservices.tamu.edu/Services/Geocode/BatchProcess/Default.aspx. > > Finally, if you have access to ArgGIS, you can download a generic street > database from the NYC website; ArgGIS will look up specific addresses for > you. You can get a $100 personal use ArcGIS license from Esri – expensive > for just geocoding, but very cheap for a fully functional copy of ArcGIS. > This is the “must have” application for GIS (osgeo notwithstanding). On the > other hand, ArcGIS takes a lot of learning, and you may not want to get that > involved. > > Overall, I’d take a look at the cnet link about Google maps. It looks like > the easiest solution. > > > - John Morris > Menlo Park, CA > > > I have been publishing a Long Beach beats Hurricane Sandy Newsletter which > is distributed on both paper and electronically. I have a database of > businesses which are either open or closed, address, phone number, > etc. andI would like to be able to apply this information to a map > which I can then > use in the newsletter. the newsletter can be seen at > http://lbnysandy.tumblr.com > > Is there either a program which can do this or if its not too hard is there > someone who can help me accomplish this goal. I have a database of > probably200 businesses, with address and notes. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org
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