Comments on: The problem with using the Google Maps API for UK addresses http://www.ajgraham.com/2009/09/the-problem-with-using-the-google-maps-api-for-uk-addresses/ web design, development and consultation in Prague Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:57:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: alex http://www.ajgraham.com/2009/09/the-problem-with-using-the-google-maps-api-for-uk-addresses/comment-page-1/#comment-13 alex Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:26:21 +0000 http://ajgraham.com/?p=17#comment-13 Managed to get a chance to test MultiMap Postcode lookup on one of there <a href="http://www.multimap.com/openapidocs/1.2/demos/multi_input_geocoding.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">API pages</a>. It handles Postcodes very well from what I can see. Looked through most of the demos they have, and although they have some showcasing routing, none show point A to point B using postcode inputs which seemed odd as that is surely the most common usage? I'll try and make something from the API and post the code in another post Managed to get a chance to test MultiMap Postcode lookup on one of there API pages. It handles Postcodes very well from what I can see. Looked through most of the demos they have, and although they have some showcasing routing, none show point A to point B using postcode inputs which seemed odd as that is surely the most common usage? I’ll try and make something from the API and post the code in another post

]]> By: alex http://www.ajgraham.com/2009/09/the-problem-with-using-the-google-maps-api-for-uk-addresses/comment-page-1/#comment-255 alex Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:26:00 +0000 http://ajgraham.com/?p=17#comment-255 Managed to get a chance to test MultiMap Postcode lookup on one of there <a href="http://www.multimap.com/openapidocs/1.2/demos/multi_input_geocoding.htm" rel="nofollow">API pages</a>. It handles Postcodes very well from what I can see. Looked through most of the demos they have, and although they have some showcasing routing, none show point A to point B using postcode inputs which seemed odd as that is surely the most common usage? I'll try and make something from the API and post the code in another post Managed to get a chance to test MultiMap Postcode lookup on one of there API pages. It handles Postcodes very well from what I can see. Looked through most of the demos they have, and although they have some showcasing routing, none show point A to point B using postcode inputs which seemed odd as that is surely the most common usage? I’ll try and make something from the API and post the code in another post

]]> By: alex http://www.ajgraham.com/2009/09/the-problem-with-using-the-google-maps-api-for-uk-addresses/comment-page-1/#comment-8 alex Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:07:19 +0000 http://ajgraham.com/?p=17#comment-8 Hi Zed, Thanks for the feedback, always appreciated :) I've not used MultiMap before, at least not via their API, I did check out Microsoft Live Maps (which now redirects to MultiMap, which seems odd, see: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Maps#United_Kingdom" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Maps#United_Kingdom</a>). I will try it out in the next few days as if the limit is 50,000 transactions a year, and the functionality is good then it will serve most small/medium businesses perfectly. Thanks for the tip :) Hi Zed,
Thanks for the feedback, always appreciated :)

I’ve not used MultiMap before, at least not via their API, I did check out Microsoft Live Maps (which now redirects to MultiMap, which seems odd, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Maps#United_Kingdom). I will try it out in the next few days as if the limit is 50,000 transactions a year, and the functionality is good then it will serve most small/medium businesses perfectly.

Thanks for the tip :)

]]> By: alex http://www.ajgraham.com/2009/09/the-problem-with-using-the-google-maps-api-for-uk-addresses/comment-page-1/#comment-254 alex Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:07:00 +0000 http://ajgraham.com/?p=17#comment-254 Hi Zed, Thanks for the feedback, always appreciated :) I've not used MultiMap before, at least not via their API, I did check out Microsoft Live Maps (which now redirects to MultiMap, which seems odd, see: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Maps#United_Kingdom" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Maps#United_Kingdom</a>). I will try it out in the next few days as if the limit is 50,000 transactions a year, and the functionality is good then it will serve most small/medium businesses perfectly. Thanks for the tip :) Hi Zed,
Thanks for the feedback, always appreciated :)

I’ve not used MultiMap before, at least not via their API, I did check out Microsoft Live Maps (which now redirects to MultiMap, which seems odd, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Maps#United_Kingdom). I will try it out in the next few days as if the limit is 50,000 transactions a year, and the functionality is good then it will serve most small/medium businesses perfectly.

Thanks for the tip :)

]]> By: zed http://www.ajgraham.com/2009/09/the-problem-with-using-the-google-maps-api-for-uk-addresses/comment-page-1/#comment-7 zed Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:14:10 +0000 http://ajgraham.com/?p=17#comment-7 Hi Alex Thanks for the article. It helps explain why google's API does not give accurate results when using full postcode. Multimap seem to also offer free embedded maps (limit of 50,000 transactions/year). Have you tried their service? do you think results will be accurate when using full postcode? or is the problem linked to the PAF uniform across all free mapping platforms? Hi Alex
Thanks for the article. It helps explain why google’s API does not give accurate results when using full postcode.

Multimap seem to also offer free embedded maps (limit of 50,000 transactions/year). Have you tried their service? do you think results will be accurate when using full postcode? or is the problem linked to the PAF uniform across all free mapping platforms?

]]> By: zed http://www.ajgraham.com/2009/09/the-problem-with-using-the-google-maps-api-for-uk-addresses/comment-page-1/#comment-253 zed Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:14:00 +0000 http://ajgraham.com/?p=17#comment-253 Hi Alex Thanks for the article. It helps explain why google's API does not give accurate results when using full postcode. Multimap seem to also offer free embedded maps (limit of 50,000 transactions/year). Have you tried their service? do you think results will be accurate when using full postcode? or is the problem linked to the PAF uniform across all free mapping platforms? Hi Alex
Thanks for the article. It helps explain why google’s API does not give accurate results when using full postcode.

Multimap seem to also offer free embedded maps (limit of 50,000 transactions/year). Have you tried their service? do you think results will be accurate when using full postcode? or is the problem linked to the PAF uniform across all free mapping platforms?

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