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
 

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