Re: [gpsd-users] location lookup

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Tomalak!

On Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:22:20 +0000
"Tomalak Geret'kal" <address@hidden> wrote:

> On 20/03/2012 19:15, Yan Seiner wrote:
> >
> > I am running gpsd on an embedded platform in a vehicle.

> Google and similar mapping APIs have geolocation stuff like 
> this. I see no merit in attempting to reinvent it

And how are you gonna ask google when in a car near Silver Lake, OR?
No cell, no internet, hardly any POTS in that area.  Worse yet google
now limits the lookup rate to their DB, so a lot of exiting Google maps
users all of a sudden got broken earlier this year.

The reinvention is trivial with the USGS place names DB, and it will
actually work when/where you need it.

I have tried to use Google maps in Central Oregon, even tried the offline
maps mode.  A total disaster in a car and a great way to get stuck with 
a huge data roaming bill.

RGDS
GARY
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