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This utility dumps shapefiles and associated data into various formats. It was created specifically because of a desire to dump data into Google Maps (see example above). shp2text.c (single source file) shp2text.zip (build directory, linux binaries, windows command line executable) bike-cape_islands-geo.xml (example output) bike-cape_islands-geo.dbf bike-cape_islands-geo.shp bike-cape_islands-geo.shx The above files were processed with the command line "shp2text --gpx bike-cape_islands-geo.shp 6 0 > output.gpx".
Schuyler wrote a python module to support the Geohash latitude/longitude encoding system created by Gustavo Niemeyer. ( wikipedia link ). Schuyler’s python implementation of geohashing code is here . Geohashing is not to be confused with the more amusing but arguably less useful xkcd geohashing , an implementation of that code lives here . There is of course also an implementation on the CPAN.
This document discusses the newest version of the Geocoding API (V3). Note that the legacy Geocoding API V2 has been deprecated. Users of that service should upgrade to this version. Looking to use this service in a JavaScript application? Check out the Geocoder class of the Google Maps API v3.
We live in the era of Google Maps. What started off as an impressive refresh of Mapquest-style maps now fuels web mashups. With APIs official and unofficial, Google Maps is simple enough for front-end designers to embed and for back-end programmers to target.