Where is that city?
Some time ago I downloaded a large database of cities around the world, with their geographical locations (latitude and longitude). Now that I'm writing an article on the eZ components for php|architect I was going to demo a small import script and a SOAP service that uses this information. But I didn't have the vagest clue where I got this database from, and what its license was.
What I did remember is that I read it somewhere on planet PHP and with some backtracing I found Henri's post which lead me to the site of MaxMind . This company provides a list of a few million cities including geo-coordinates. They provide it under a very nice license as well. In a few more days I'll be publishing the client so that you can use this Web service as well.
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Thanks for the info. I was just looking for such a database yesterday.
Now for the big question, will either Google or Yahoo go seriously international in their street maps?
They have .. try http://maps.google.co.uk/
Why SOAP? Use REST.
Later... I just wanted to play with the SOAP extension :)
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Specify bicycle parkings covers
Specify street/place names to addresses
Survey housenumbers
Specify whether crosswalks have tactile paving
Specify whether roads have sidewalks
Determine whether ATM allows depositing cash
Survey if places still exist
Survey if places still exist
Specify access to places
Specify whether steps have handrails
Specify width of opening
Specify parking types
Specify whether public transport stops have tactile paving
Survey opening hours
Specify step counts
Survey tactile paving on steps
Specify whether steps have a ramp
Specify which way leads up for steps
Specify path surfaces
Specify whether there are cycleways
Created an entrance
Created a bicycle_parking
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