Neither link needs me to geocode it first. In our work application, whenever people want to look up an address, they click on the title and get sent to:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q= 36A+Dalkeith+Avenue%2C+DOVER+GARDENS+5048%2C+Australia&ie=UTF8&z=17&om=1&iwloc=A;
That's really simple - google does all of the geocoding, all our application has to do is use php's urlencode() to make the link. It opens in a new window, and people have an instantly searchable street directory.
Compare that with local.live.com:
http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp= -34.941005~138.605179&style=r&lvl=15&sp=Point.958vgfwjhcnk_132%20Greenhill%20Rd%2c%20Unley%2c%20SA%205061%2c%20Australia___
Bleck!
So, I decided to ask Chandu:
Great feedback Daniel - actually you can do that
today. Try this:
http://local.live.com/?where1=1 microsoft way,
redmond, wa
That will geocode it properly. So you just have to
use "where1" param to send addresses/places :)
2 comments:
From the title - "live.local.com"? :P
That's nice. I've managed to simply my address down to [[street number]]+[[street name(no type)]],[[postcode]],[[ISO country code]] and it still knows where I mean!
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=13+Nerigai,2287,AU
http://local.live.com/?where1=13+Nerigai,2287,AU
Amazing how little you need to say to provide such a roughly accurate location. :-)
Oh, bugger, well it's a stupid name anyway.
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