This is the kind of thing GIS software is used for. I think you'll need to get a commercial product like ArcGIS for this kind of analysis.
On Jan 20, 3:57 am, Merton <[email protected]> wrote: > If I'm posting this in the wrong place please excuse me and don't shout at > me, just give me guidance - thanks. > > I am not a programmer - but i do have an engineering degree which means I > can read and write. :-) > > My question concerns reverse geocoding. i have approached (via the web) a > couple of people who have websites. they either never responded or said I > was insane. I do not believe I'm insane. > > I'm doing research on "address density." By address I mean "any place the US > Postal Service will deliver mail to." I guess that means that address would > be in the TIGER database. > > What I'm looking for is an application where I could input the coordinates > (lat/long) of a rectangluar (normally "square") bouding box, and get back > the NUMBER of addresses with that box. I do not care WHAT the addresses are, > just how many. If the returned number is accurate with +/- 5% I'm happy. > > Obviously is the box were too big, the number returned could be very large. > however, I'm willing to keep the box reasonable small, but would still need > to define boxes big enough to include up to 1 million addresses. > > First, I assume this is do-able. It should not be too hard. Is that correct? > > Second, I understand the 2,500 requests per day limit set by Google, and i > know I would go beyond that request, thus i'd have to pay some money. I'm > willing to pay money - b ut obviouly as little as is possible. > > Is there anyone out there that could help me with this request? I'd be > willing to pay for an "application"that did this - i am not going to start > learning to write code. > > This application is just a "proof of concept" for a client of mine. It can > be rough. It does not have to show anything on a map. It can be ugly. I'm > the only person that will use it, so it does not need to be idoit proof or > user friendly, rough and ready will be fine. > > If anyone can help, or point me in the right direction I'd really appreciate > it. > > and if i'm in the wrong place just tell me where to go, and please don't > shout! > > Thanks in advance, > > Merton. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" 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-js-api-v3?hl=en.
