[thelist] Proximity/Radius searching?
Dan McCullough
dan.mccullough at gmail.com
Thu Jul 21 14:11:13 CDT 2005
Yes there are. In the PHP world there is a free script that comes
with 40000 zip codes and the lat and long data.
I'll see if I can find it.
On 7/21/05, Peter Wakeford <pwakeford at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> are there any affordable solutions for integrating a radius search from a specified address. For example, returning all zip codes or addresses withing 'x' miles from a specified address. I'd like to integrate this radius/proximity searching into an existing website.
>
> Most of the products out there seem to offer a web service that is subscription-based and/or transaction-based. Are there any alternative solutions out there or is this the way to go?
>
> I've briefly explored (still waiting for responses from customer service for pricing):
> - Microsoft MapPoint web service
> - MapQuest's Site Advantage Web service
> - Yahoo maps web service (free, but limited to 5000 queries/day)
>
>
> Peter
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