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@movq Speaking of GPS stuf... I need to build (_hopefully open sourcing it_) a "Geocoder", is that what we call it? A way to auto-complete an address to a GPS coordinate.
@movq Speaking of GPS stuf... I need to build (_hopefully open sourcing it_) a "Geocoder", is that what we call it? A way to auto-complete an address to a GPS coordinate.
@movq Speaking of GPS stuf... I need to build (_hopefully open sourcing it_) a "Geocoder", is that what we call it? A way to auto-complete an address to a GPS coordinate.
@prologic Mapping postal addresses to GPS coordinates? š¤ Where would you get the data for that? Isnāt that a major undertaking? š¤
@prologic Mapping postal addresses to GPS coordinates? š¤ Where would you get the data for that? Isnāt that a major undertaking? š¤
@prologic Mapping postal addresses to GPS coordinates? š¤ Where would you get the data for that? Isnāt that a major undertaking? š¤
@movq Open Addresses has a full dataset of the planet. And there are more local datasets I can ingest from various openly available Government sources.
@movq Open Addresses has a full dataset of the planet. And there are more local datasets I can ingest from various openly available Government sources.
@movq Open Addresses has a full dataset of the planet. And there are more local datasets I can ingest from various openly available Government sources.
@prologic Wow, I didnāt know that existed. š³ Unsurprisingly, thereās hardly any data available for Germany. š
@prologic Wow, I didnāt know that existed. š³ Unsurprisingly, thereās hardly any data available for Germany. š
@prologic Wow, I didnāt know that existed. š³ Unsurprisingly, thereās hardly any data available for Germany. š
@prologic I guess german people hate collecting data, especially āpersonalā data, and āsurveillanceā in general. My immediate response was: āHell no, I donāt want someone to know my geo location from my address!ā Then I realized that anyone can type my address into Google Maps or their carās navigation system. š¤£
Itās probably similar to Google Streetview. There was a massive outcry when Google announced Streetview back in the day. Nobody wanted to have photos taken of their homes and there were all kinds of concerns (āburglaries everywhere!ā). Even today, there are large gaps in Germany compared to the rest of Europe:
https://movq.de/v/0bbd33c09a/2023-10-29--coverage-of-google-streetview-in-germany.jpg
@prologic I guess german people hate collecting data, especially āpersonalā data, and āsurveillanceā in general. My immediate response was: āHell no, I donāt want someone to know my geo location from my address!ā Then I realized that anyone can type my address into Google Maps or their carās navigation system. š¤£
Itās probably similar to Google Streetview. There was a massive outcry when Google announced Streetview back in the day. Nobody wanted to have photos taken of their homes and there were all kinds of concerns (āburglaries everywhere!ā). Even today, there are large gaps in Germany compared to the rest of Europe:
https://movq.de/v/0bbd33c09a/2023-10-29--coverage-of-google-streetview-in-germany.jpg
@prologic I guess german people hate collecting data, especially āpersonalā data, and āsurveillanceā in general. My immediate response was: āHell no, I donāt want someone to know my geo location from my address!ā Then I realized that anyone can type my address into Google Maps or their carās navigation system. š¤£
Itās probably similar to Google Streetview. There was a massive outcry when Google announced Streetview back in the day. Nobody wanted to have photos taken of their homes and there were all kinds of concerns (āburglaries everywhere!ā). Even today, there are large gaps in Germany compared to the rest of Europe:
https://movq.de/v/0bbd33c09a/2023-10-29--coverage-of-google-streetview-in-germany.jpg
@movq Yes but as you point out that data exists somewhere or map services such as Google Maps wouldn't be able to auto-complete your address and associate it with a GPS coordinate š
@movq Yes but as you point out that data exists somewhere or map services such as Google Maps wouldn't be able to auto-complete your address and associate it with a GPS coordinate š
@movq Yes but as you point out that data exists somewhere or map services such as Google Maps wouldn't be able to auto-complete your address and associate it with a GPS coordinate š