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":{"ThoroughfareName":"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
