mapping Geocoder updates March 5, 2006 by admin | Leave a Comment As a result of Yahoo Maps rolling back some functionality in their geocoder, I have had to get rid of a couple of features on the batch geocoder. First, you will no longer be able to lookup associated 9 digit zip codes for your address list. I am not sure how many of you were […] Read more »
mapping Yahoo disables JSON output on geocoding API March 3, 2006 by admin | 1 Comment on Yahoo disables JSON output on geocoding API Word is that Yahoo will soon disable the JSON output format for their geocoding API, the REST based geocoder will remain. What does this mean? Well the JSON api is what makes tools like our batch geocoder possible. Without it I would need to use a server side proxy, meaning requests going to Yahoo would […] Read more »
mapping Calculating distances to multiple addresses is fun! March 1, 2006 / June 2, 2017 by admin | Leave a Comment Okay maybe its not really that entertaining, but you can do it now by checking the “Calculate distance” option in Step #4 of the batch geocoder. The distance is purposely limited to miles and kilometers (two digit precision.) Why not display more precision by using feet and meters? Well anyone who’s familiar with how geocoding […] Read more »