Using the Yahoo Geocoding API With PHP
Link – GeoCool!
Web 2.0 and the programmable web that I and others have been talking about for a while has mostly been vapourware so far. There are a few generic components that are useful, but it is somewhat limited what you can do with them. And yes, you may consider this a somewhat biased view, but I think Yahoo!’s new geocoding platform is a huge step in the right direction.
Geocoding is the hook that could get the Yahoo! Maps API more popularity. Rasmus has a great tutorial written on how to create a map with Y!Map API and PHP. He even shows you how to use the Flash or AJAX front end. I’m amazed at how easy it is to use and Rasmus even has a demo showing all the earthquakes (what else would a California programmer do) that have occurred over the past 7 days.
the new Yahoo Maps api is pretty slick. I’m still trying to figure why they chose non-standard map tile sizes though (258×258), I mean the AJAX api is basically a clone of Google maps, why not copy the everything to make it compatible?
as to the GeoCoding engine, sweet addition to the api and I really like the geoRSS support. However, we will almost certainly see wrappers around these features that are used over in GMaps and VE. (similar to Jeremy using the ArcWeb geocoder for his GMap sample).
the whole non-realtime 6 hour user data delay is a bit over the top, I can’t imagine that will sit well with many users.
also, is it me or does the Flash seem a little choppy?
Make sure you are using Flash8. It works ok with Flash7, but with 8 it is much faster, at least on my Powerbook.
Yahoo Geocoding API + AJAX = Geo!Suggest.
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