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markhawker
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Google Maps Mashup - 4/2/2007 10:32:33
Hey all, what do you think:
http://beta.thebubblejungle.com/choosr/
It's a site that allows you to locate PCTs across the UK and get directions quickly and easily through Google Maps. There are still a few features that I can't implement until Google decide to release their Local UK Business Search API.
I have yet to add a BETA star but there's still time... lol
Mark
< Message edited by markhawker -- 4/3/2007 17:48:09 >
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RE: Google Maps Mashup - 4/2/2007 14:01:09
I've updated the site to reflect the changes you suggested!
On a further note, can you run any type of script as a crontab? I may use Python instead of PHP to create the file and wondered if this is possible?
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RE: Google Maps Mashup - 4/3/2007 3:23:30
I agree with Jaybee on that one - it would be better to have a "go" button as the instruction disappears once people start to type and since the list of PCTs is below the fold they might not realise that the page has changed. I'd think about putting the list above the map maybe?
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RE: Google Maps Mashup - 4/3/2007 6:23:57
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I'd think about putting the list above the map maybe?
Good thinking, that's been changed now. Think I may need some kind of warning that there's a map below the text so might have a think about that today.
Thanks for the advice.
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RE: Google Maps Mashup - 4/23/2007 6:21:51
The Google maps and UK post codes - this is an interesting one. I am not sure that it is a Google problem. We found similar problems trying to use Google maps API within our site. We can search for stuff in Ireland, France, Germany, but not the UK. Begin to wonder if this is more a UK Data Protection gone mad issue meaning that Google has access to the data within their own business, but can't make it available to 3rd parties using the API.
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RE: Google Maps Mashup - 4/24/2007 19:02:15
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ORIGINAL: peterW
The Google maps and UK post codes - this is an interesting one. I am not sure that it is a Google problem.
Geocoding a marker from a UK post code is possible, and I did have it working but it was process-hungry generating longitude/latitude pair from a postcode. There's an excellent site developed by Tom Anthony but it uses a callback fucntion that wasn't workable with my code.
The Google Local API isn't available for the UK yet. Apparently changing all the google.com to google.co.uk references worked for a while but doesn't appear to now. It's either that or fear that a people might start developing web applications to contest with their own. There are some amazing scripts for use in the US. Chicago Crime has been around for ages but is excellently done.
If you do need a hand with any Google code just drop me a PM.
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