Comments on: MapQuest OpenAPI? http://highearthorbit.com/mapquest-openapi/ Transmitting ideas, observations, and images from 42,000 km. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:15:16 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9-rare hourly 1 By: Misha (Map Quest) Alexandrov http://highearthorbit.com/mapquest-openapi/comment-page-1/#comment-129685 Misha (Map Quest) Alexandrov Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:50:08 +0000 http://highearthorbit.com/mapquest-openapi/#comment-129685 Well, here is an example of how it can be used - at least how I use it - and my visitors like it :)http://www.funandsafedriving.com/ddirections.html Well, here is an example of how it can be used – at least how I use it – and my visitors like it :) http://www.funandsafedriving.com/ddirections.html

]]> By: Andrew http://highearthorbit.com/mapquest-openapi/comment-page-1/#comment-7914 Andrew Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:00:18 +0000 http://highearthorbit.com/mapquest-openapi/#comment-7914 Very nice Marty. How does it differ from <a href='http://www.loki.com/'>Loki</a>? Of course, they claim <blockquote> Loki is the first application to combine the physical with the digital to make the Internet a truly personal and local experience. We let you harness the World Wide Web by automatically identifying your exact physical location and then making the web revolve around you. </blockquote> Quite a bold statement. I'm dubious they are the "first". Very nice Marty. How does it differ from Loki? Of course, they claim

Loki is the first application to combine the physical with the digital to make the Internet a truly personal and local experience. We let you harness the World Wide Web by automatically identifying your exact physical location and then making the web revolve around you.

Quite a bold statement. I’m dubious they are the “first”.

]]> By: marty schoffstall http://highearthorbit.com/mapquest-openapi/comment-page-1/#comment-7901 marty schoffstall Fri, 07 Apr 2006 23:56:55 +0000 http://highearthorbit.com/mapquest-openapi/#comment-7901 a friend of mine and I have been working on a concept that we're calling "pervasive geolocation", using the WiFi AP locations to calculate in pseudo-realtime the location of your WiFi device. with the help of a bunch of friends we've been mapping the US, especially the Mid Atlantic cities, but also places like Phoenix, Tuscon, Tampa etc.... you hand us an ssid/mac and we'll tell you where it is located the programing doc and server info is at http://www.wheresolutions.com/developers should qualify as an interesting mashup for tim someday a friend of mine and I have been working on a concept that we’re calling “pervasive geolocation”, using the WiFi AP locations to calculate in pseudo-realtime the location of your WiFi device. with the help of a bunch of friends we’ve been mapping the US, especially the Mid Atlantic cities, but also places like Phoenix, Tuscon, Tampa etc….

you hand us an ssid/mac and we’ll tell you where it is located

the programing doc and server info is at http://www.wheresolutions.com/developers

should qualify as an interesting mashup for tim someday

]]> By: Ant http://highearthorbit.com/mapquest-openapi/comment-page-1/#comment-7688 Ant Tue, 07 Mar 2006 17:28:02 +0000 http://highearthorbit.com/mapquest-openapi/#comment-7688 Hi Martin. Yep, we put the link up yesterday morning, but it "officially" gets all announced today...including a "developer challenge" our marketing guy Ian Pilling has dreamed up :) (hint, hint) Hope you enjoy the API, and weee! my name is in the Blogosphere! thanks Ant Hi Martin.

Yep, we put the link up yesterday morning, but it “officially” gets all announced today…including a “developer challenge” our marketing guy Ian Pilling has dreamed up :) (hint, hint)

Hope you enjoy the API, and weee! my name is in the Blogosphere!

thanks
Ant

]]> By: martin http://highearthorbit.com/mapquest-openapi/comment-page-1/#comment-7682 martin Mon, 06 Mar 2006 08:16:32 +0000 http://highearthorbit.com/mapquest-openapi/#comment-7682 a link now appears to be up <a href="http://www.mapquest.com/features/main.adp?page=developer_tools_oapi" rel="nofollow">Mapquest OpenAPI</a> a link now appears to be up Mapquest OpenAPI

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