There is any geocoding/routing service which runs on Google App Engine? (besides the Google Maps API)
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App Engine doesn't have built-in geocoding or routing, so you're left with two options: Load map data into App Engine and geocode/route locally, or call out to a web service.
The former isn't a particularly good use of App Engine (or particularly practical). The latter works just fine - but means that the selection of GIS services available is exactly the same for App Engine as it is for every other platform. You mention one yourself - the Google Maps API.
Nick Johnson
2009-08-06 08:27:48
I would like to know more about ther first option. Do you know any GIS project that uses the DataStore provided by Google? I am only able to find projects using a relational database (Postgres + PostGIS and the like).
Guido
2010-08-06 12:30:54
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If you search how to find a user location you can look here: http://googleajaxsearchapi.blogspot.com/2008/08/where-is-my-current-user.html
You can create dynamically user id, put it into ajax variable and send id back to server with geolocation described in link above.
Chris
2009-10-01 10:22:19