OpenAddresses.org (Beta)

OpenAddresses.org (Beta)

"An Open Source web portail for the management of Open worldwide geolocated postal addresses."

New York City (NYC) show address points (geocodes) link

http://www.openaddresses.org/?northing=4975719.1423499&easting=-8240566.8885371&zoom=15&overlayOpacity=0.62

www.openaddresses.org offers an easy to use address editing service and geocoding/reverse geocoding services based on address data.

www.openaddresses.org stores ONLY geolocated postal addresses. Features associated to postal addresses like persons, companies, point of interests are not part of openaddresses.

www.openaddresses.org aims to collaborate nicely with www.openstreetmap.org by exchanging data, but since localized addresses are a very specific topic, it is appropriate to have a plattform dedicated only to addresses.

www.openaddresses.org is based on an original idea of Hans-Jörg Stark who initiated www.openaddresses.ch and www.openaddresses.at

Project home:http://code.google.com/p/openaddresses/

Wiki http://code.google.com/p/openaddresses/w/list

To do (as Beta)

http://code.google.com/p/openaddresses/wiki/Release_BETA_ToDo

source:

http://blog.gisuser.com/?p=6472

Virtual Earth (6.2) Reverse Geocoder

Virtual Earth (6.2) Reverse Geocoder

"Geocoding is the process of finding associated geographic coordinates (often expressed as latitude and longitude) from other geographic data, such as street addresses, or zip codes. With geographic coordinates the features can be mapped and entered into Geographic Information Systems, or the coordinates can be embedded into media such as digital photographs via geotagging."

"Reverse Geocoding is the opposite: finding an associated textual location such as a street address, from geographic coordinates."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocoding

Clicking on the map near roads sends a request to get the address by location (street number, street name,postcode/zipcode & country). In the screenshot a click was made halfway along 'Downing Street' response was 10 Downing Street, SW1A 2, UK.

Virtual Earth has been updated and there is lots of advances and new features this is just one working example that can be implemented in a few lines of code.

To see this working as it should:

http://mapperz.googlepages.com/Virtual_Earth_62_Reverse_Geocoder.html

It will work for any location in the World that is covered by Roads on the Virtual Earth Platform

For more official information please vist

http://blogs.msdn.com/virtualearth/archive/2008/09/24/announcing-the-virtual-earth-web-service-and-virtual-earth-map-control-6-2.aspx

Intelligent Free UK Geocoder - All in One.

Update: Just added [Map-Satellite-Hybrid] Controls
Please use the Official Method
http://gmaps-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/geocoder/singlegeocode.html




So you can now see Sports Stadiums

Mapperz looked into revamping the UK Geocoder.

and now rolled it into one.

You can now search UK Addresses, UK Postcodes, Global Airports and Global Place names and find the Latitude and Longitude for all of them - to those who don't know what this is called, it is called Geocoding.

Here are a few Examples to get you searching

London Heathrow Airport, you can use the code 'LHR'
Under the Map is the Latitude and Longitude displayed 'up to' full 12 decimal places (but you only need 6 decimal places for the likes of using Google Maps)




Now for a famous Address
10 Downing Street, Westminster, London, UK



Now how about a large sporting venue?
Twickerham Rugby Football Club. You got it



And Famous Postcodes
EH1 2NG
(Edinburgh Castle)


Please note if you move/pan on the map the lat and lng is automatically updated.
This is simple and smart. Hence why Mapperz likes it.

How is this done?
This is using Google Map API and Google AJAX Search API - Local Search which was improved for UK last week.
Mapperz just displays the returns the Latitude and Longitude at centre of the map after the information is parsed and centred using Local Search.


to remove the icons - just reload the page 'Ctrl F5'.

The Code is available via View>Page Source 'Ctrl+U'

If you want to have your own version you will need change the
Google Maps API Key
Google AJAX API Key
And find a Webserver (Mapperz using Google Pages in this case)

ViaMichelin API Geocodes UK Addresses

ViaMichelin API Geocodes UK Addresses



Works like other Mapping API's out there but is more specific to the European user

This Geocoder Requests a UK address and returns the lat and lng in an 'alert'

Yes a bit manual at present, but if your a dab good at Javascript - you can add the map element request an address and have it return on the map.

ViaMichelin API Map Features:

• Michelin's high quality maps on-line
  
• Driving Directions with 7 types of itinerary : ‘recommended by Michelin’, ‘shortest’, ‘quickest’, ‘economical’, ‘scenic’, ‘on foot’, ‘by bike’.


• Assure a seamless integration with your site’s look and feel by customizing the colour, opacity and stroke width of the itinerary path displayed on the ViaMichelin map.


• A proximity and booking search engine, unique in Europe, integrates over 40,000 hotels


• Checking address and geocoding for exceptional accuracy


• Implemented entirely in JavaScript, a simple, standard technology!

If you like this you can sign up (free) to use this service

Thanks to http://www.renalid.com/ (in French)

More information on the ViaMichelin Blog

(ViaMichelin is a subsidiary of Michelin)

Mapperz

UK Geocoder Map - via AJAX

UK Geocoder Map - via Google AJAX Search

Type your postcode in and there it is on the map!

Type in a postcode
sw1A 2aj
For example


Supports UK Addresses too

For example
10 downing street london



that easy.

Thanks to http://www.farnhamknights.com/ash/google_maps.asp

top tips: lowercase seems to be faster and do not add commas to the search.

suggestion: to be a geocoder coordinates need to be returned ( the longitude and latitude in this case)
mapperz

MultiMap API Updated - Includes UK Geocoding

MultiMap have updated their API (v1.2)
Lots of new features:

• Data Preferences
  
• Options
  
• Context Menu
  
• Decluttering Markers
  
• Polylines and Polygons (mapperz recommended)

New Searching methods:

UK Geocoding

Source: Multimap

* Basic Example (Multiple Locations)
* Spatial Search Example
* Non-spatial Search (Filtering) Example
* Searching by Travel Distance or Duration (mapperz recommended)
Source: Multimap
* Pagination
* Tailoring Search Results
* Compound Search Example
* Performing a Search with a Pre-search
* Combining Features of the Multimap API Searching Module (mapperz recommended)
* Basic Example
* Tailoring Route Outputs mapperz recommended
* Combining Features of the Multimap API Routing Module
* Routing - Searching along Route (mapperz recommended)
Source: Multimap
* Local Information Widget

Mapperz

UK Geocoder Maps - Postcode and Street Addresses

Mapperz has requests after requests on UK Geocoding Postcodes and Addresses for the UK.

Using Google Maps API and Local Search Two Geocoders have been created

Please use the Official Method.
http://gmaps-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/geocoder/singlegeocode.html

Local Search Example
http://geo.localsearchmaps.com
http://geo.localsearchmaps.com/?street=48+Leicester+Square&
city=London&country=UK
returns
map.centerAndZoom(new GPoint(-0.130427, 51.510036), 4);

Mapperz just returns the GPoint on a Google Map and displays the center of the map

Top Tip: is you can zoom in after the result is returned to display your Postcode or Address locations.

Note: This is only using data freely available on the Internet.

Other Geocoders are available

US Geocoder

Yahoo

InfoSports Manual Geocoder

Batch Geocoder

Related:
ASK City Supports Reverse Geocoding

Simple Geocoding using Google Maps

3D Geocoding (Microsoft Live Local)

Geocoding Via Google AJAX Searches

Ask City Maps Supports Reverse Geocoding

Using Ask City now supports reverse geocoding... and supports UK Addresses.

Clicking on the Map or Aerial Photo with the yellow icon will submit a request to find the address and returns the results in a ballon.

Searching an Address

Result

Well done Ask

UK Geocoder Goes into Beta

Been tinkering with this on and off with a good programmer, but made the geocoder more efficient and have checked data is not using and copyrighted data sources.

Uses the Geocoder Map
http://gmaps-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/geocoder/singlegeocode.html

worked from the UK example given
http://geo.localsearchmaps.com/?street=48+Leicester+Square&city=London &country=UK
and using that output
map.centerAndZoom(new GPoint(-0.130427, 51.510036), 4);
to centre on a google map.

try it soon.

pending features - icon displaying in the middle with info window display the input address.
get better results up to 95/96% match or nearest point to input address.

quadruple check data source is not crown copyright (have cross-referenced results with address point and they do NOT match).

UK Addresses - Geocoded via Google Maps API

22 November
New UK Geocoding Addresses Service in Testing
http://mapperz.blogspot.com/2006/11/mapperz-requests-testers-for-uk.html

Final Update on this hot topic
http://hublog.hubmed.org/archives/001414.html

5pm
UPDATE No.2
For UK Geocoding of UK Postcodes is still possible via the Google AJAX Search
A very good Live example of this is Online Archaeology

1:45:05 pm
Mapperz from the mapperz blog
"Bugga"
1:45pm
Joel from the Google Map API Team
"There are no intended changes to the geocoding API - results in the UK and Japan should still be returning the 603 error code. We're tracking down the change now and hope to resolve it shortly. I'm sorry for the inconvenience!"
12 noon 9th November 2006.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Google Maps API have pulled the plug on UK Geocoding.

(It's all down to Crown Copyright of the Data - Royal Mail and Ordnance Survey)




UK Addresses - Geocoded via Google Maps API


Finally but NOT any offical word on it from the Google Maps API Blog hence no linking URL
(on request only. mapperz@gmail.com subject:UK Geocoding)

but you can tinker with the code on your own webserver:



sorry beta blogger hates html code pasted in.