The starring system is under used ... I dont often star things myself.. one would have to use a different measure as to whether geonames is popular or not ;-) I like it use it quite a bit.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Oct 4, 1:58 pm, Furious Nomad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I was careful when I worded my post to say 'available' data. I was >> speaking from a purely objective standpoint. Google certainly has >> more resources than geonames so I was wondering if they are interested >> in this seemingly popular service. >> > > The feature request: > http://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/list?can=2&q=reverse+geocoder&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Introduced+Fixed+Summary+Stars+ApiType+Internal&cells=tiles > so far 12 people have starred it. If you add your vote, that will > make 13 for this "seemingly popular service" > > -- Larry > > >> On Oct 4, 2:51 pm, "maps.huge.info [Maps API Guru]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >> >>> It's not a matter of complete information, or information at all. It's >>> a matter of providing a function or webservice. The data at geonames >>> is downloadable, so you can create your own service if you want. >>> >>> Google has not indicated they are going to do anything about creating >>> a reverse geocoder, but then again, they never announce their >>> intentions. The best advice I can give is to keep an eye on this forum >>> for the announcement. >>> >>> -John Coryat >>> >>> http://maps.huge.info >>> >>> http://www.usnaviguide.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" 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?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
