Mike Sherman wrote: > Hello, > I would like to see campgrounds on the map in the US and Canada. But this > question could apply to locating anything with a web page.
Ask first; you never know if some campgrounds are really picky about lifting info from their webpage for some other purpose. > Is it proper to use locations derived from the business web page to locate > them on the map? > And tag the data "source = http://website.com"; Definitely cite your source; perhaps even include a url= tag to the campground's website if you feel so inclined. > In order of increasing suspicion: > - They give their Latitude and Longitude. > - They created a graphic map we match it to yahoo satellite images. > - They show their location on a google, yahoo, etc map. > - The include photo of their business and we find the exact location with > google street view. Also consider offering to set up a proper map for 'em if they're currently showing their location with some license-encumbered (read: inferior) map source. :O)
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