geolocation

List of GeoCordinates to Postal/Zip Code

Is there a publically available List or a database that has geo-coordinates to Postal/Zip Code mapping ? ...

iPhone: How to Get Location as in the App "Qype"

Hello, I've discovered today the app "Qype" and now I'd like to know how I can build a function to locate myself like in quype. For those who dont know this app: It's an app that shows you Cafés, Bars, Restaurants etc. near you. When I'm starting Qype there's a question: "Qype want to locate your position. Do you want to allow it?" Ar...

How to determine if a PHP string ONLY contains latitude and longitude

I have to work with strings which may contain Lat/Long data, like this: $query = "-33.805789,151.002060"; $query = "-33.805789, 151.002060"; $query = "OVER HERE: -33.805789,151.002060"; For my purposes, the first 2 strings are correct, but the last one isn't. I am trying to figure out a match pattern which would match a lat and long ...

How to remove the first pin while dropping consecutive pins in maps in iphone?

Hi, I am new to iphone development.I have created map applications and displayed the cuurent location and drop a pin to the current location.On clicking the button "Find Me", it drops a pin in my current location.Once again if i click the "Find Me" button it drops a pin but i am able to see the previously dropped pin in my current locat...

Java Swing GoogleMaps geoposition from zip code

Hi folks, I found the JXMapKit from SwingLabs and think I am going to use it. My problem now is that I have data referencing the point via the zip code (I don't need more accurat). I know that with the JavaScript API from Google it is possible to find out the geoposition from an address... My question now is: does this work with Java Sw...

Get IP Address Information such as Country, LatLong, City using Google Maps Data API

Can I use Google Maps Data API to get the IP Address informations such as Country, LatLong, City, etc. The result will be in JSON or XML format that I can parse through C#. Is there any C# Library for Google Maps Data API? I found this interesting site http://www.ipinfodb.com/ip_location_api_json.php this guys even offer their IP addre...

Converting Coordinates between custom Transverse Mercator and WGS84 Lon-Lat

Hi, I'm trying to put a bunch of (x,y) points on a map, that have a lon-lat origin. I'd like to set up a custom Transverse Mercator projection, centred on my origin, and use that to project my points into lon-lat. This seems like the sort of thing that GeoToolkit (or GeoTools) should be able to do, but I'm having great difficulty in de...

Is there a public geolocation system that I can query for names of local cities?

I'm looking to attempt to simplify address entry into a system where the city textbox has autosuggest initially populated by the user's geolocation. In the past it has seemed that autosuggesting the city name is prohibitively costly without knowing the province/state/country first but it doesn't make sense to require the user to enter t...

Drupal views filters dynamically

Hi, I am integrating location with views modules in the filters options I find a distance/proximity filter, I need to dinamically set latitude and longitude using geolocation html5 feature. Anybody have an idea to help me??? I try Service module too, to make json requests but I dont know how to add filters paramenters. Thanks your help...

Which web browsers support Gelocation via HTML5?

Which web browsers (and version) support Gelocation via HTML5? ...

Obtaining IP-based latitude and longitude with web API

Hello, Which services do you know with which you can obtain latitude and longitude given the IP? Thanks in advance! Manuel ...

Django: Filtering on a ("latitude, longitude") field

I am storing the the latitude and longitude as a charfield like ("latitude, longitude"). I prefer to keep it this way. I need to filter the results to show only latitude > w, latitude < x, longitude > y, longitude < z. How can I do this without change how I store the lat,long? ...

Android: Using html5 to determine geolocation in webview with javascript api

I'm currently having an issue with geolocation in a webview. I have a webapp. I'm currently not using phonegap or any other mobile framework. I've been unsuccessful at getting the built-in html5 geolocation javascript api to work on an application that runs in a webview in an android app. The site works fine otherwise from the chrome bro...

Free country/city suggestion list/database

I'm looking for something similar to facebook suggestion list with cities and countries. You can see what I'm exactly talking about when you try to create new event in facebook, click to add address, and then start typing in the City field. I prefer finding working suggestion tool in jQuery(with the date), but database with city/country...

Get directions from current location via link in my mobile website

Hi I'm working in a mobile website and trying to create a link button to get map directions using user mobile device current location, is it possible? ...

Can Bing or GMaps API do a "find my nearest" style search using a supplied XML/RSS collection?

Can either Bing or Google Maps allow you to pass in a collection of points and then interrogate that collection to only plot the X nearest points? I am asking because it may be difficult to pre-filter this data and would be much simpler to supply the entire list and filter it within the API itself. ...

Looking for free web services APIs based on geolocation (latitude and longitude)?

Hello! I am developing a web project, which uses a database with many places worldwide and their geolocations (latitude and longitude). I am looking for any free web services and APIs, working with coordinates and returning any useful and interesting data in possible to parse format. I want to make my project more complete, useful and...

Is there any gmap’s api function to concatenate address string from AddressDetails structure?

Hello! I’am using Google Map’s GClientGeocoder for reversing map coordinates into string address. Exactly as shown in google’s example here http://code.google.com/apis/ajax/playground/?exp=maps#geocoding_reverse But, I would like to remove LocalityName (place.AddressDetails.Country.AdministrativeArea.Locality.LocalityName) from place.ad...

What's the most accurate way to determine user geolocation in the browser?

I found a few examples suggesting Google AJAX APIs. This link typifies the advice I have found so far: http://briancray.com/2009/05/29/find-web-visitors-location-javascript-google-api/ However, the location is often wrong with the Google APIs. Other sites seem to know exactly which city I'm in, though, without me entering any informat...

How to get my geolocation in bash

I am looking for a good geolocation api to use from bash. I want this call to return at the very minimum the name of the city I am in, and the state. I imagine that there must be some site I can curl, or some scripting language that has a package that works. The machine does not have a GPS, but it does use wireless internet most of the ...