this is called geocoding and is properly a subject for GIS types.
it can be non trivial and the data you need to set it up may not be cheap.
i can't address the UK application, but i am somewhat familiar with the US
problem space, and in the US 5 digit postal ("zip") codes don't map to
discreet locations, they map to bundles of postal delivery routes.you need, i think, to research how UK postal codes actually work and what data sources are available so that you can frame your problem appropriately. richard -----Original Message----- From: Spadez [mailto:james_will...@hotmail.com] Sent: Thu 5/3/2012 3:20 PM To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org Subject: Re: Searching by location - What do I send to Solr? Hi, This is quite a challenge. I know there are situations when you can get by with google maps api or similar, but they limit the number of requests and I need more than that, unfortunatly for the full service they charge a fortune! So, going back to my question, does anyone have any ideas or suggestions of a good solution? Search for "London"----->*Convert "London to Long/Lat"*----->Send Query to Solr>----->Return Query> -- View this message in context: http://lucene.472066.n3.nabble.com/Searching-by-location-What-do-I-send-to-Solr-tp3959296p3960231.html Sent from the Solr - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
