One thing I notice that is a "user" issue with the api.
If you use commas in the search (which is pretty standard behavior) you can get unexpected results. I think the api treats "Paris, Idaho" for instance as "find Paris AND Idaho or Paris OR Idaho, and return the first match"
So "Paris, Idaho" will actually always return the Paris in France, where "Paris Idaho" without the comma, properly returns the city in the US.
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Re: free open geocoding apis
jsmorley wrote: I actually kinda like the single return. Not only is it easier to parse, (by miles) it's not hard to use it that way. If you put in "paris" and meant "Paris Idaho" instead of "Paris France", you will get the wrong one and see that you need to narrow the search.
if you would want to improve this you could also display a map.
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http://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/V1/Imagery/Map/Road/#Location#?mapSize=266,202&key=AijbFhynMi9YlUoC5sbBKfrfbnkcMJ34sYBEORQwbsviodnw8nTkkgh5se5COtMs
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Re: free open geocoding apis
i would split the skin in two "stages"jsmorley wrote:One thing I notice that is a "user" issue with the api.
If you use commas in the search (which is pretty standard behavior) you can get unexpected results. I think the api treats "Paris, Idaho" for instance as "find Paris AND Idaho or Paris OR Idaho, and return the first match"
So "Paris, Idaho" will actually always return the Paris in France, where "Paris Idaho" without the comma, properly returns the city in the US.
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[Variables]
Location=
Stage=1
[Stage]
@Include="#@#includes\YahooWOEID#Stage#.inc"
stage1 YahooWOEID1.inc
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[MeasureCount]
Measure=Calc
Formula=(([MeasureCount])+1)
DynamicVariables=1
IfAboveValue=2
IfAboveAction=[!WriteKeyValue Variables "Location" "[MeasureLocation1]" "#CURRENTFILE#"][!WriteKeyValue Variables "Stage" "2" "#CURRENTFILE#"][!Refresh "#CURRENTCONFIG#"]
[MeasureLocation1]
Measure=Calc
Formula=1
DynamicVariables=1
Substitute="1":"#Location#",",":" "
and
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FinishAction=[!WriteKeyValue Variables "Stage" "1" "#CURRENTFILE#"]
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Re: free open geocoding apis
get's quite confused with Cyrillic input Стокгольм (Stockholm). but no point in complaining about a free service.
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Re: free open geocoding apis
1) I went another way to deal with the commas...
Lua script:
2) I can't get WebParser to download that map from that link you posted. I think it is "streaming" based on some javascript or other code, and can't be used as an image.
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[MeasureInput]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=InputText.dll
X=7
Y=7
H=18
W=190
SolidColor=80,80,80,255
FontFace=Segoe UI
FontColor=255,255,255,255
FontSize=10
Command1=!SetVariable Location "$UserInput$"
Command2=!CommandMeasure MeasureNoCommas "StripCommas()"
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Measure=Script
ScriptFile=StripCommas.lua
UpdateDivider=-1
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function StripCommas()
inVar = SKIN:GetVariable('Location')
outVar = string.gsub(inVar, ',', ' ')
outVar = string.gsub(outVar, ' ', ' ')
SKIN:Bang('!WriteKeyValue', 'Variables', 'Location', outVar)
SKIN:Bang('!Refresh')
end --> StripCommas
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Re: free open geocoding apis
Yeah, I sorta thought it might hate that. It is ok with extended ASCII chars though, and seems to handle at least common translations for names.moshi wrote:get's quite confused with Cyrillic input Стокгольм (Stockholm). but no point in complaining about a free service.
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Re: free open geocoding apis
jsmorley wrote: Yeah, I sorta thought it might hate that. It is ok with extended ASCII chars though, and seems to handle at least common translations for names.
actually i was talking about the api itself, not the input it gets from Rainmeter by default.
with my Evi skin i use:
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Re: free open geocoding apis
btw. abbreviations work (ID=Idaho)
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Yes, and "points of interest" can be handy, for instance:
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Re: free open geocoding apis
try postal codes. (for international postal codes Google is much better though)