I was specifically after post code searching since buying the post code database from Royal Mail costs an arm and a leg and there are limits to the number of searches you can do on their own database. The reason I was wondering if it can be included in OpenLayers is because if not then I will have to load the OpenLayers code file AND the OpenSpaces code file just to be able to get at the one function I want. I suppose I could dig around and try to find the actual web service address and then implement it myself but I thought I'd best check that nobody has already done it first.
cheers all. On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Peter Robins <[email protected] > wrote: > On Wednesday 10 Jun 2009, Tom (JDi Solutions) wrote: > > Are there any plans to add Open Spaces services to the Open Layers API? > > why would you want that? The OS tiles are set up as a WMS which you can > read > with OL just like any other WMS - although you need a valid key to access. > The OpenSpace api is based on OL (as is the French IGN's api), and released > under a BSD licence, so you can change it if you want. There's nothing in > the > OpenSpace T&C that says you have to use their api to access the OpenSpace > services. > > See discussions on this subject on the OpenSpace forum. > > Going slightly off-subject, I'm seeing increasing use of open-source > software > by the national mapping agencies in Europe - not just OL, but mapserver, > tilecache too. Seems like they have to consider open-source software to > meet > the objectives of the EU's INSPIRE project - without breaking the bank. > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users >
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