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I have noticed how innacurate WSN links is when it comes to UK Google maps. This
is not a fault of yours Paul, it is simply that the Royal mail has copyright over geo information for UK Postcodes, and although Google has purchased a license for their own use, it is not allowed to pass on the information, even when people use the Maps API.
I get round this by geocoding every single link by hand (getting long and lat info from another source) but it is not ideal.
I beleive it would be more accurate for the UK if geocoding was just based on Postcode and not first line of address.
It also seems that Microsoft's Virtual Earth does a far better job when it comes to geocoing Postcodes, as does Yahoo maps. Google seems to be far less accurate for the UK.
Would it be possible to have Microsoft's Virtual Earth maps as an alternative to Google maps? Or maybe Yahoo maps? Or have the script query Microsoft's Virtual Earth for the long and lat coordinates that Goggle maps use?
Thanks
Jon |
