On Oct 20, 2:34 pm, Merrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The application is implemented online, the actual function would be to > calculate the distance between a store and a customer. So the actual > details would be invisible to the user.
The problem with using postcodes is that postcodes are inexact: a postcode covers an area, and the "location" of a postcode is its centroid, which may not be the point you want. So -- especially as support for UK postcodes is to be withdrawn anyway -- something else would probably be better... Since your stores aren't likely to move, you can geocode them. Then just get the site visitor to enter their address (you can use something like http://econym.org.uk/gmap/didyoumean.htm) and get the driving distance from A to B in client-side Javascript. You don't need to display any results (although it would be good manners to say where the results are coming from, and the copyright string is available) Andrew --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
