On Sat, 8 Aug 2009 08:42:56 +0000 (GMT) John Smith <delta_foxt...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I've been looking for some kind of simple search that can be added to the map > page, so far I haven't found anything open source or something I can easily > hack into a website so I've cooked up a proof of concept search that just > does streets/towns and at this stage opens up on the OSM site and displays > the way/relation. > > I've integrated this with the new map layout and some JS to make it all just > work. > > http://maps.bigtincan.com/index-new.php > > I've tried to code for simple combinations so far, and if you manage to stump > it I'd appreciate it if you could tell me what you were searching for. > > Oh and the code converts St to Street etc, but I may not have remembered all > combinations of abbreviations, I just used the list we built for the > validator plugin. > Here's one for you: don river road, bowen, qld I know that there is a road near bowen but I can never remember if it's don river road or lower don river road or upper don river road. If I enter the above in google or yahoo it comes up with the correct road, Upper Don River Road. I think you just need to wild card front and back on the road search query to cover it, sould not need to for the city and state. -- Cheers Ross _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
