Has anyone built a page that would allow anyone to enter a freeform address, it gets sent to googles geocoder, does it's magic on the json output and then creates a fully marked up adr with children (plus a geo span whilst it is at it) for them to copy and paste?
If not, could one be produced to compliment the hcard creator? T. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Manson Sent: 02 August 2007 14:35 To: Microformats Discuss Subject: Re: [uf-discuss] Microformats in Google Maps Hi all, converting a freeform address is definitely much easier nowadays with all the geocode services out there, so nobody should have to develop their own custom parser any more. For example Google provides an excellent service so any publisher with freeform address data should not only be able to generate a geocode from that text but also retrieve a nicely sliced up structured address too. e.g. UNSTRUCTURED INPUT DATA: (To use the previous address example) 922 Aldridge Rd, Birmingham B44 GEOCODE CALL: http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?q=922+Aldridge+Rd,+Birmingham +B44&output=json&key=YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY_HERE STRUCTURED OUTPUT AS JSON (or other format as requested): {"name":"922 Aldridge Rd, Birmingham B44","Status":{"code":200,"request":"geocode"},"Placemark":[{"id":"p1"," address":"922 Aldridge Rd, Birmingham, Birmingham, B44 8, UK","AddressDetails":{"Country":{"CountryNameCode":"GB", "AdministrativeArea":{"AdministrativeAreaName":"England", "SubAdministrativeArea":{"SubAdministrativeAreaName":"Birmingham", "Locality":{"LocalityName":"Birmingham","Thoroughfare":{"ThoroughfareNam e":"922 Aldridge Rd"},"PostalCode":{"PostalCodeNumber":"B44 8"}}}}},"Accuracy": 8},"Point":{"coordinates":[-1.903576,52.544932,0]}}]} So now you have nicely structured hCard data: <div class="street-address">922 Aldridge Rd</div> <!-- ThoroughfareName --> <span class="locality">Birmingham</span>, <!-- LocalityName --> <span class="region">Birmingham</span>, <!-- SubAdministrativeArea --> <span class="postal-code">B44</span> <!-- PostalCodeNumber --> <div class="country-name">England</div> <!-- AdministrativeAreaName --> But I'm sure I'm telling you all how to suck eggs 8) Rob Manson BTW Scott...I tried your auto_geo tool and got the following error: Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator, [EMAIL PROTECTED] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error. More information about this error may be available in the server error log. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. _______________________________________________ microformats-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss This email was received from the INTERNET and scanned by the Government Secure Intranet Anti-Virus service supplied by Cable&Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. (CCTM Certificate Number 2006/04/0007.) In case of problems, please call your organisation's IT Helpdesk. Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes. +++++ The Forestry Commission's computer systems may be monitored and communications carried out on them recorded, to secure the effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes. +++++ The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet (GSi) virus scanning service supplied exclusively by Cable & Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus-free _______________________________________________ microformats-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss
