Comments on: Removing hurdles to map-based mobile search http://ribot.co.uk/articles/removing-the-hurdles-to-map-based-search-on-mobile/ Mobile application design & rapid prototyping Wed, 28 Mar 2012 03:07:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Paul Annett http://ribot.co.uk/articles/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 <p>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.</p> 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/articles/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 <p>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</p> <p>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.</p> 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/articles/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 <p>Thanks for the feedback Matt! The posts should now be delicious-friendly! :D</p> <p>Enjoy!</p> Thanks for the feedback Matt! The posts should now be delicious-friendly! :D

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]]> By: Matt http://ribot.co.uk/articles/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 <pre><code> Nice article... but sort out your title field so I can delicious this easily -) </code></pre> Nice article... but sort out your title field so I can delicious this easily -) ]]>