[OGDev] Google Maps question

[Christopher Schmidt]

On Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 05:46:13PM +0000, Nick Burch wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Nov 2006, Markus Linke wrote:
> > Ok, I have added long/lat (copy+paste from the google link)
> 
> You'll need to zoom a long way in, otherwise the google link will probably 
> be for one edge of the screen, not the centre
> 
> > Whats the easiest way to gather this information?
> 
> GPS?
> 
> > Can't OpenGuides process the address fields?
> 
> "process" the address fields? What did you have in mind it processing them 
> against? (I don't know of any free services where you give them an 
> address, and they give you back a lat+long)

Geocoder.us does this for the US. Google and Yahoo offer this for the
world, with typical limitations on use. MetaCarta offers a service which
will allow you to do this, but the license is non-commercial and the API
is not supported.

It's not impossible, but it's not 'Free' in the sense that OpenGuides
typically is.

Regards,
-- 
Christopher Schmidt
Web Developer