Comments on: Mapping point locations with Python and Microsoft Live Search Maps http://www.super-cooper.com/archive/2008/04/15/mapping-point-locations-with-python-and-microsoft-live-search-maps/ Python, GIS, and a sprinkling of mindless drivel Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:38:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Chad http://www.super-cooper.com/archive/2008/04/15/mapping-point-locations-with-python-and-microsoft-live-search-maps/#comment-1444 Chad Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:42:39 +0000 http://super-cooper.com/2008/04/15/mapping-point-locations-with-python-and-microsoft-live-search-maps/#comment-1444 Jan... Not sure, but my bet is probably not. To return a distance, You're probably going to have to go in through the API, but I've never looked at getting that out. chad Jan…

Not sure, but my bet is probably not. To return a distance, You’re probably going to have to go in through the API, but I’ve never looked at getting that out.

chad

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If not with MSLS, with Google Maps? or other website?

Cheers,
Jan.

]]> By: SCC http://www.super-cooper.com/archive/2008/04/15/mapping-point-locations-with-python-and-microsoft-live-search-maps/#comment-61 SCC Mon, 12 May 2008 18:57:12 +0000 http://super-cooper.com/2008/04/15/mapping-point-locations-with-python-and-microsoft-live-search-maps/#comment-61 Hi. I found this blog because of a link posted elsewhere. Even though I am working in PHP, I did find the answer I was looking for in how to map multiple points. Instead of using sp=an I'm using sp=Point. What really irks me is that all the documentation on Microsoft's website and every other resource that I've found about using sp=Point is wrong! The Microsoft documentation live.com/Help.aspx?market=en-US&project=WL_Local&querytype=topic&query=WL_LOCAL_PROC_BuildURL.htm provides the following guidance: Specifies a point to add to the collections editor by using latitude and longitude. For points, the value includes the latitude, longitude, title, notes, link URL, and photo URL to display, each separated by an underscore (_): sp=point.position_ title string_notes, string_link URL_photo URL The fact of the matter is that this WILL NOT WORK if you use a lowercase "p" on the point value. You must use an uppercase "P". For example: sp=Point.84.545654_-94.545655_Title_Notes_More-info-link_More-info-image I wasted a bunch of time until I figured that out. A bunch of time. I just wanted to post this just in case anyone else who reads this has a similar problem. Hi. I found this blog because of a link posted elsewhere. Even though I am working in PHP, I did find the answer I was looking for in how to map multiple points.

Instead of using sp=an I’m using sp=Point. What really irks me is that all the documentation on Microsoft’s website and every other resource that I’ve found about using sp=Point is wrong! The Microsoft documentation

live.com/Help.aspx?market=en-US&project=WL_Local&querytype=topic&query=WL_LOCAL_PROC_BuildURL.htm

provides the following guidance:

Specifies a point to add to the collections editor by using latitude and longitude. For points, the value includes the latitude, longitude, title, notes, link URL, and photo URL to display, each separated by an underscore (_):

sp=point.position_
title string_notes,
string_link URL_photo URL

The fact of the matter is that this WILL NOT WORK if you use a lowercase “p” on the point value. You must use an uppercase “P”.

For example:

sp=Point.84.545654_-94.545655_Title_Notes_More-info-link_More-info-image

I wasted a bunch of time until I figured that out. A bunch of time.

I just wanted to post this just in case anyone else who reads this has a similar problem.

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