Yeah, I was thinking about that approach, however, I wanted to see if there was a call/service that would, for example, return all zip codes with 30 miles of Austin, TX (78701). Ideally, I'm looking for a solution that does not require a pre-populated database. Any ideas on that?
On May 12, 3:10 pm, "Howard, Stephen" <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes. > > Do you have your zip code data already (if not > thenhttp://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/z52000.htmlor there are more > accurate/up-to-date commercial sources). You essentially need lng/lat > associated with each zip to allow you to do the distance calculations. > > Once you have your data you need to be able to calculate distances from > one zip to the next. There are several choices: > 1. Make the data available as a spatially aware data source e.g. load > into database or GIS app > 2. Pre-process the distances and make available as a non-spatial data > source. This typically has a speed advantage and is viable with zip code > data because it's relatively static. > > Let me know if you would like me to expand on these. > > Stephen > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 11:17 AM > To: Google Maps API For Flash > Subject: Get list of zip codes within certain radius > > Is it possible to get a list of zip codes that are within a certain > radius from a provided zip code? > > Thanks, > Michael --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API For Flash" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
