Comments on: Tiny Geo-Coder, not a Midget Programmer but is Alive http://blog.perfectspace.com/2008/11/07/tiny-geo-coder/ community, entrepreneurship and business strategy Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:04:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: natehttp://blog.perfectspace.com/2008/11/07/tiny-geo-coder/#comment-90061 nate Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:09:22 +0000 http://blog.perfectspace.com/?p=1730#comment-90061 Ok, let me answer a few of these questions: 1) The data is coming from a few different sources depending on how busy we are. I also am correcting and overriding any bad data, so let me know if you find problems with it. 2) Yes, one of the places we're getting info is from Google. I talked with them already and they're cool with what we're doing, so don't worry about us getting cut off. We're just fine with their ToS (according to their very words). 3) I have not seen geohash.org. Great ideas. I'll try to implement some of those cool features. 4) I mentioned to some people that I'll be working on reverse geo-coding soon... and I will. I just need to get through some of this client work that's been backing me up a bit lately. As soon as that's done, I'll roll out the code for the reverse geo-coding. Thanks to everyone who's been interested in the project. Feel free to keep using it. We've had over 150k queries since release. Thanks for your support! Ok, let me answer a few of these questions:

1) The data is coming from a few different sources depending on how busy we are. I also am correcting and overriding any bad data, so let me know if you find problems with it.

2) Yes, one of the places we’re getting info is from Google. I talked with them already and they’re cool with what we’re doing, so don’t worry about us getting cut off. We’re just fine with their ToS (according to their very words).

3) I have not seen geohash.org. Great ideas. I’ll try to implement some of those cool features.

4) I mentioned to some people that I’ll be working on reverse geo-coding soon… and I will. I just need to get through some of this client work that’s been backing me up a bit lately. As soon as that’s done, I’ll roll out the code for the reverse geo-coding.

Thanks to everyone who’s been interested in the project. Feel free to keep using it. We’ve had over 150k queries since release. Thanks for your support!

]]> By: Dave Spathakyhttp://blog.perfectspace.com/2008/11/07/tiny-geo-coder/#comment-90060 Dave Spathaky Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:01:33 +0000 http://blog.perfectspace.com/?p=1730#comment-90060 Hi just a note from: http://geohash.org/gc0vg2x6uw5t Maybe you have seen this already? All the best Dave Hi just a note from:

http://geohash.org/gc0vg2x6uw5t

Maybe you have seen this already?

All the best

Dave

]]> By: Jameshttp://blog.perfectspace.com/2008/11/07/tiny-geo-coder/#comment-90028 James Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:44:09 +0000 http://blog.perfectspace.com/?p=1730#comment-90028 If that is true that is unfortunate as the google ToS forbid tinygeocoder (redistribution of data without accompanying tiles) so it can't stay around long. If that is true that is unfortunate as the google ToS forbid tinygeocoder (redistribution of data without accompanying tiles) so it can’t stay around long.

]]> By: Andrew Woosterhttp://blog.perfectspace.com/2008/11/07/tiny-geo-coder/#comment-90025 Andrew Wooster Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:41:14 +0000 http://blog.perfectspace.com/?p=1730#comment-90025 As near as I can tell, these coordinate pairs are coming from Google. As such, anyone using them is pretty much bound by the Google TOS. As near as I can tell, these coordinate pairs are coming from Google. As such, anyone using them is pretty much bound by the Google TOS.

]]> By: Eduardohttp://blog.perfectspace.com/2008/11/07/tiny-geo-coder/#comment-90024 Eduardo Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:20:01 +0000 http://blog.perfectspace.com/?p=1730#comment-90024 Hi Nate, Where is the data coming from? Cheers! Eduardo. Hi Nate,

Where is the data coming from?

Cheers!

Eduardo.

]]> By: natehttp://blog.perfectspace.com/2008/11/07/tiny-geo-coder/#comment-90022 nate Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:26:06 +0000 http://blog.perfectspace.com/?p=1730#comment-90022 Hey James, I don't mind at all. And actually the hit isn't hard at all on my server, so I don't mind if you keep hitting it. I haven't decided whether I will release the code.. maybe I'll make it a open source project or something so people could download, improve it and make it better. I'll be caching the results soon so I wouldn't worry about slamming it. It'll be fine. :) Cheers. Hey James, I don’t mind at all. And actually the hit isn’t hard at all on my server, so I don’t mind if you keep hitting it.

I haven’t decided whether I will release the code.. maybe I’ll make it a open source project or something so people could download, improve it and make it better.

I’ll be caching the results soon so I wouldn’t worry about slamming it. It’ll be fine. :)

Cheers.

]]> By: Jameshttp://blog.perfectspace.com/2008/11/07/tiny-geo-coder/#comment-90021 James Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:49:09 +0000 http://blog.perfectspace.com/?p=1730#comment-90021 If you don't mind my asking -- where are you getting this data? Is it coming from geocoder.us or google or have you created your own database? I only ask because this problem is typically somewhat difficult to do correctly and from a quick test your results seem pretty good. Also it'd be nice to perhaps run this service on my own host so as to not hammer yours too much. If you don’t mind my asking — where are you getting this data? Is it coming from geocoder.us or google or have you created your own database? I only ask because this problem is typically somewhat difficult to do correctly and from a quick test your results seem pretty good.

Also it’d be nice to perhaps run this service on my own host so as to not hammer yours too much.

]]> By: natehttp://blog.perfectspace.com/2008/11/07/tiny-geo-coder/#comment-90018 nate Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:14:20 +0000 http://blog.perfectspace.com/?p=1730#comment-90018 Cody, that sounds good. I'm in. Cody, that sounds good. I’m in.

]]> By: Cody Marx Baileyhttp://blog.perfectspace.com/2008/11/07/tiny-geo-coder/#comment-90017 Cody Marx Bailey Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:06:19 +0000 http://blog.perfectspace.com/?p=1730#comment-90017 Nate, I had the idea of doign "tinygps.org"... a TinyURL type of site for GPS. Think of something like: tinygps.org/2sF8v1 that would resolve something like you are doing with your site. If you wanna work on it with me, lets! Nate,

I had the idea of doign “tinygps.org”… a TinyURL type of site for GPS. Think of something like: tinygps.org/2sF8v1 that would resolve something like you are doing with your site.

If you wanna work on it with me, lets!

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