Stamen recently switched from Yahoo's geocoder to Google's for their dotspotting project, following bad experiences with Yahoo: http://content.stamen.com/dotspotting_dot_org_is_live
Google does have a computeDistanceBetween method: http://code.google.com/intl/en-US/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/reference.html#spherical - although easting/northing/Pythagoras is clearly nicer :) On 11 August 2011 11:26, Francis Irving <[email protected]> wrote: > It's hard to tell if that PlaceFinder's T&Cs come under the Yahoo Maps > ones or not. > > The maps ones say: > > YOU SHALL NOT: > (ix) use the stand-alone geocoder for any use other than displaying > Yahoo! Maps or displaying points on Yahoo! Maps; > > http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/maps/mapsapi/mapsapi-2141.html > > Francis > > On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 10:49:41AM +0100, Seb Bacon wrote: >> I've used http://developer.yahoo.com/geo/placefinder/, and it's very good. >> >> It's rate limited to 50k per day. Never bothered looking in detail at >> their TOS, mind. >> >> Seb >> >> On 11 August 2011 10:42, Francis Irving <[email protected]> wrote: >> > No, you're not allowed to use Google's geocoding except for the >> > purpose of placing pins on Google Maps. >> > >> > "the Geocoding API may only be used in conjunction with a Google map; >> > geocoding results without displaying them on a map is prohibited" >> > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/geocoding/#Limits >> > >> > For postcodes, mapit definitely the best bet. >> > >> > Nobody I can find offers a decent, free, international geocoding service, >> > that isn't rate limited, and you can use for any purpose. The best you >> > can get, even paying, that I can see, is geonames. >> > >> > Francis >> > >> > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 04:43:27PM +0100, Alexander Hilton wrote: >> >> doesn't google maps api do that? >> >> >> >> On 10 August 2011 16:34, Mark Simpkins <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Hi, >> >> > >> >> > I am now doing a bit of volunteer work for the Ministry of Stories >> >> > (http://www.ministryofstories.org/) and we have a couple of databases >> >> > (volunteers and donors) and we want to do some processing on their >> >> > postcodes. >> >> > >> >> > We want to find how far they are from the ministry etc. >> >> > >> >> > Is there anything we can use mySociety / mapit style for this do you >> >> > think? >> >> > >> >> > Mark. >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > -- >> >> > mark simpkins >> >> > >> >> > ============================= >> >> > >> >> > I was on the plinth!!!!! >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20100223130442/http://www.oneandother.co.uk/participants/Mark_S_2 >> >> > >> >> > Saturday 26th September 2009, 2200-2300 >> >> > >> >> > ============================= >> >> > >> >> > http://www.geekyoto.com/ >> >> > >> >> > ============================= >> >> > >> >> > gsm: +44(0)7855 365 481 >> >> > AIM/iChat: marksimpkins >> >> > Skype: marksimpkins >> >> > Gizmo Project: marksimpkins >> >> > email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] >> >> > web: http://www.geekyoto.com >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > developers-public mailing list >> >> > [email protected] >> >> > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >> >> > >> >> > Unsubscribe: >> >> > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/alexhilton%40gmail.com >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Alex Hilton >> >> 07794 771 113 >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> developers-public mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >> >> >> >> Unsubscribe: >> >> https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/francis%40mysociety.org >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > developers-public mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >> > >> > Unsubscribe: >> > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/seb.bacon%40gmail.com >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> skype: seb.bacon >> mobile: 07790 939224 >> land: 01531 671074 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> developers-public mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >> >> Unsubscribe: >> https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/francis%40mysociety.org >> > > _______________________________________________ > developers-public mailing list > [email protected] > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > > Unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/annapowellsmith%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ developers-public mailing list [email protected] https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public Unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/archive%40mail-archive.com
