Comments on: Removing the hurdles to map-based search on mobile http://ribot.co.uk/2008/removing-the-hurdles-to-map-based-search-on-mobile/ Mobile application design & rapid prototyping Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:24:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Paul Annett http://ribot.co.uk/2008/removing-the-hurdles-to-map-based-search-on-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Paul Annett Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:23:21 +0000 http://ribot.co.uk/?p=45#comment-11 I used the original Google Maps app on my k800i today. Typing the street name and town was annoying (I didnt know the postcode), especially when I knew the phone should be able to triangulate my rough location (and I knew the area well enough to pinpoint myself from there). I shall have to download the new version of the app soon. I used the original Google Maps app on my k800i today. Typing the street name and town was annoying (I didnt know the postcode), especially when I knew the phone should be able to triangulate my rough location (and I knew the area well enough to pinpoint myself from there). I shall have to download the new version of the app soon.

]]> By: crouchingbadger http://ribot.co.uk/2008/removing-the-hurdles-to-map-based-search-on-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-10 crouchingbadger Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:14:16 +0000 http://ribot.co.uk/?p=45#comment-10 This is very true. Yesterday I wanted to see where Id walked to, so used the cell id lookup to take me to a fairly close location and then worked from that point. What they seem to have lost, though, is the ability to mark a list of favourite places, which now suffers from the type in my postcode syndrome. Postcode is a pretty good short geocode for the UK. Kind of tinyurl for Lat+Long Bear in mind that this isnt actually triangulation, merely a single number looked up in a database. The networks are the only ones who can provide the cell-triangulation (or I suppose devices with an advanced API into the radio interface), and the networks charge per-lookup. This is very true. Yesterday I wanted to see where Id walked to, so used the cell id lookup to take me to a fairly close location and then worked from that point. What they seem to have lost, though, is the ability to mark a list of favourite places, which now suffers from the type in my postcode syndrome. Postcode is a pretty good short geocode for the UK. Kind of tinyurl for Lat+Long

Bear in mind that this isnt actually triangulation, merely a single number looked up in a database. The networks are the only ones who can provide the cell-triangulation (or I suppose devices with an advanced API into the radio interface), and the networks charge per-lookup.

]]> By: ribot http://ribot.co.uk/2008/removing-the-hurdles-to-map-based-search-on-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-9 ribot Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:45:55 +0000 http://ribot.co.uk/?p=45#comment-9 Thanks for the feedback Matt! The posts should now be delicious-friendly! :D Enjoy! Thanks for the feedback Matt! The posts should now be delicious-friendly! :D

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]]> By: Matt http://ribot.co.uk/2008/removing-the-hurdles-to-map-based-search-on-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Matt Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:02:41 +0000 http://ribot.co.uk/?p=45#comment-8 Nice article... but sort out your title field so I can delicious this easily -) Nice article… but sort out your title field so I can delicious this easily -)

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