Re: [OSM-talk] can search engines index osm data?

On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:30:30 +0200, Erik Johansson wrote: > On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Aun Johnsen (via > Webmail) wrote: >> There are millions of references to London on >> the net, while not that many of Pitlochry. That meaning a search for >> London >> might not give any OSM returns unles

Re: [OSM-talk] can search engines index osm data?

On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Aun Johnsen (via Webmail) wrote: > There are millions of references to London on > the net, while not that many of Pitlochry. That meaning a search for London > might not give any OSM returns unless OSM becomes a featured site, while a > search for Pitlochry probabl

Re: [OSM-talk] can search engines index osm data?

On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Lester Caine wrote: > > page of history EVEN WITH NO FOLLOW SET - having millions of indexed pages > does not necessarily increase presence, since they then ignore all the > duplication and treat it as attempts to distort the search results! > Not the only reason

Re: [OSM-talk] can search engines index osm data?

David Earl wrote: > Lester Caine wrote: >> David Earl wrote: >>> Lester Caine wrote: maning sambale wrote: > For example, I search a POI in "G" and it points me to an OSM node. The simple answer has to be no. >>> But the complicated answer is yes: in that I am working on the >>> nam

Re: [OSM-talk] can search engines index osm data?

> > Create a web page for every suburb, village and > hamlet. Create a link to > > the nearest city or town in bold (if there are > multiple cities at the > > same distance, create multiple links. Find all the > streets that are > > closest to this suburb and create links for each one. > The s

Re: [OSM-talk] can search engines index osm data?

Nic Roets wrote: > On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 11:37 AM, David Earl > wrote: > > > i.e. everything with a name (or other identifier like ref), which is all > the useful ones. (Of course we already have URLs by number for every > node, way and relation in

Re: [OSM-talk] can search engines index osm data?

On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 11:37 AM, David Earl wrote: > > i.e. everything with a name (or other identifier like ref), which is all > the useful ones. (Of course we already have URLs by number for every > node, way and relation in the system, though those aren't usually > exposed to search engines, an

Re: [OSM-talk] can search engines index osm data?

Lester Caine wrote: > David Earl wrote: >> Lester Caine wrote: >>> maning sambale wrote: For example, I search a POI in "G" and it points me to an OSM node. >>> The simple answer has to be no. >> But the complicated answer is yes: in that I am working on the >> namefinder index to make it av

Re: [OSM-talk] can search engines index osm data?

On Sat, 08 Aug 2009 09:49:17 +0100, Lester Caine wrote: > David Earl wrote: >> Lester Caine wrote: >>> maning sambale wrote: For example, I search a POI in "G" and it points me to an OSM node. >>> >>> The simple answer has to be no. >> >> But the complicated answer is yes: in that I am work

Re: [OSM-talk] can search engines index osm data?

David Earl wrote: > Lester Caine wrote: >> maning sambale wrote: >>> For example, I search a POI in "G" and it points me to an OSM node. >> >> The simple answer has to be no. > > But the complicated answer is yes: in that I am working on the > namefinder index to make it available through URLs (

Re: [OSM-talk] can search engines index osm data?

Lester Caine wrote: > maning sambale wrote: >> For example, I search a POI in "G" and it points me to an OSM node. > > The simple answer has to be no. But the complicated answer is yes: in that I am working on the namefinder index to make it available through URLs (and a set of gazetteer pages

Re: [OSM-talk] can search engines index osm data?

maning sambale wrote: > For example, I search a POI in "G" and it points me to an OSM node. The simple answer has to be no. Unless the search engine finds links to follow it's blind. It will not fill in search boxes just to see where it can get. However if there are pages USING links to POI then

[OSM-talk] can search engines index osm data?

For example, I search a POI in "G" and it points me to an OSM node. -- cheers, maning -- "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ --