FIND - First Land Registry Advanced Online Mapping Website

FIND, an advanced online mapping website, has launched a unique service, which enables users to order Land Registry documents via a map interface.


Find existing Land registry documents by Map


"FIND, the UK's most advanced online mapping website, has launched a unique service, which enables users to order Land Registry documents via a map interface. This exclusive facility, designed for commercial organisations offers significant time and cost savings for property, environmental and conveyancing professionals. The system works by using maps instead of exact addresses to determine land ownership. FIND allows users to select a map location, zoom into the area of interest - without an exact address – and then highlight a specific area to search. The site then displays Land Registry Title Registers and Title Plans, which can be ordered individually or in bulk, saving both valuable research time and the need to submit multiple document requests for the same area. This application is particularly useful for sites that cover large areas and have multiple occupancy or unclear owner identification. FIND users can also opt to order multiple documents at the same time."


Users can define a search area directly on an Ordnance Survey map for Land Registry title documents.

http://www.findmaps.co.uk/

MapQuest Static Maps with POI's (advanced features)

MapQuest Static Maps with POI's (advanced features)

Interesting update from Mapquest API's

De-cluttering Points of Interest [POI] with the static maps api

Creating Static Maps with your own POI- this example show how to use the de-clutter option (when points of interest are too close to each other and maintaining a pre-defined zoom level)

This static map is create with the url request

http://platform.beta.mapquest.com/staticmap/v3/getmap?type=map&center=51.044600,-1.3413100&size=800,600&zoom=10&pois=1,51.044900,-1.3413450,-51,-51|orange-100,51.044900,-1.3412700,51,-51|green,51.044200,-1.3413450,
-51,51|yellow-s,51.044200,-1.3412700,51,51|&key=[YOUR_KEY_HERE]*

live link tinyurl'ed - http://tinyurl.com/declutter-poi

pois=1,51.044900,-1.3413450, centred locations by latitude/longitude
51,51 (with +/-) is the de-clutter default
(more info on this see http://platform.beta.mapquest.com/staticmap/index.html#advancedoptions

*copying and pasting the long url will work - though for geocoding and other controlled functions require an api key.
API keys are free - they can be created by signing up to Mapquest API via
http://developer.mapquest.com/

Mapquest Static Maps API
http://platform.beta.mapquest.com/staticmap/

source:
http://devblog.mapquest.com/2009/09/14/geocoding-and-static-map-web-services-now-in-beta/