Hello everyone,
I wouldn't be surprised if an application or service like this already
exists, but several weeks ago I couldn't find one so I wrote my own. This
web application was intended for personal use but I've found Plucker and the
Plucker community so helpful that I would like to give something back
Basically, this is a little database-driven program that lets you enter the
names and addresses of various locations, and then it caches MapQuest
PDA-formatted driving directions from your home to every location. Plucker
can easily be configured to spider this site, effectively providing a
"driving directions database" for the PDA. The source code can easily be
modified to cache directions from any location to any other, at the user's
discretion.
In addition, those living in the Chicago area can get real-time RTA (public
transit, including CTA/Metra/Pace) directions between any of the locations,
although this information is uncached and dynamically accessed via a form
(i.e. it's intended to be used directly from the computer, not the PDA).
The only unfortunate catch about this app is that it was originally
intended purely for personal use, and as such the code is rather messy,
there's a lot of functionality that could be improved, and worse, the app
uses Microsoft technologies (ASP, and an Access database), because that's
what was most fresh in my mind when I wrote it. Its usability by the public
is also limited by the fact that the user's computer must have a web server
running on it.
Anyhow, as I mentioned earlier, it would be cool to give something back to
the community, and this is really all I have to give right now; so if you
think this kind of program would be useful, please let me know.
Atul
_______________________________________________
plucker-list mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://lists.rubberchicken.org/mailman/listinfo/plucker-list
