directions-examples
directions examples
Per the microformats process, the first thing to do in the investigation/creation of a new microformat is to research existing examples of directions published on the Web.
examples
Get examples from Google Maps, MSN Maps, Yahoo Maps, and note implicit schemas.
Google Maps
Start address: 50 California St San Francisco, CA 94111 End address: 10 Market St San Francisco, CA 94111 Distance: 0.2 mi (about 24 secs) Reverse directions 1. 1. Head east from California St - go 177 ft 2. 2. Turn right at Drumm St - go 149 ft 3. 3. Turn left at Market St - go 0.1 mi
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50 California St
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San Francisco, CA 94111
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10 Market St
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San Francisco, CA 94111
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0.2 mi (about 24 secs)
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<a onclick="return loadUrl(this.href)" href="/maps?f=d&hl=en&sll=37.79449,-122.395015&sspn=0.048969,0.081711&saddr=10+market+st,+san+francisco&daddr=50+california+st,+san+francisco">
Reverse directions
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Head
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east
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California St
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- go
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177 ft
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2
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2.
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Turn
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right
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Drumm St
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- go
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149 ft
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3
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3.
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Turn
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left
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Market St
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0.1 mi
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MSN maps
Start: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006 End: 15th St NW & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004 Total Distance: 0.6 Miles Estimated Total Time: 4 minutes Directions Miles Start: Depart 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006 on Local road(s) (East) < 0.1 1: Turn RIGHT (South) onto E Executive Ave NW 0.2 2: Turn LEFT (East) onto Alexander Hamilton Pl NW, then immediately turn RIGHT (South) onto 15th St NW 0.4 Map Image End: Arrive 15th St NW & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004
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<table class="NoBorder" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td class="RTText"> <span class="RouteTableStartText"> Start: </span> Depart 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006 on Local road(s) (East) </td> <td class="RTText" align="Right" width="40"> < 0.1 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="RTText"> <b> 1: </b> Turn RIGHT (South) onto E Executive Ave NW </td> <td class="RTText" align="Right" width="40"> 0.2 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="RTText"> <b> 2: </b> Turn LEFT (East) onto Alexander Hamilton Pl NW, then immediately turn RIGHT (South) onto 15th St NW </td> <td class="RTText" align="Right" width="40"> 0.4 </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td class="RTRow" align="Right" valign="Top" height="10"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="RTRow"> <img style="border-color:#C7BCA2;" alt="Map Image" src="/I/spacer.gif" width="0" height="0" border="0" name="MapImg1"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="RTRowDark" valign="Top" colspan="2" rowspan="2"> <table class="NoBorder" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td class="RTText"> <span class="RouteTableEndText"> End: </span> Arrive 15th St NW & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004 </td> <td class="RTText" width="40"> </td> </tr> </table>
Yahoo Maps
Starting from: A 50 California St, San Francisco, CA, 94111-4624 Save Address Arriving At: B 10 Market St, San Francisco, CA, 94111-4801 Save Address Distance: 0.2 miles Approximate time: 1 min Get Reverse Directions Map Image Directions Show turn by turn maps 1. Start at 50 CALIFORNIA ST, SAN FRANCISCO - go < 0.1 mi 2. Turn R on DRUMM ST - go < 0.1 mi 3. Turn L on MARKET ST - go 0.1 mi 4. Arrive at 10 MARKET ST, SAN FRANCISCO, on the L
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<td colspan=4><img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mp/gr/mp16_a.gif" height=16 width=16 alt="1 "> 50 California St, San Francisco, CA 94111-4624
<small><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/maps/ddresult/save_from;_ylt=AoqfcLOH0rfreiqhx67WzrQa3kcC/*-http://login.yahoo.com/config/set_yp?.src=mp&.page=p1&.cmd=n&.yn=&.st=50 California St&.zip=San Francisco, CA 94111-4624&.country=US&.done=http://maps.yahoo.com/dd_result?newaddr%3D50%2BCalifornia%2BSt%26taddr%3D10%2BMarket%2BSt%26csz%3DSan%2BFrancisco%252C%2BCA%2B94111%26country%3Dus%26tcsz%3DSan%2BFrancisco%252C%2BCA%2B94111%26tcountry%3Dus">Save Address</a></small></tr>
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<td colspan=4><img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mp/gr/mp16_b.gif" height=16 width=16 alt="2 "> 10 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94111-4801
<small><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/maps/ddresult/save_to;_ylt=AiWgw9KytDi4XuzF4YWGFz0a3kcC/*-http://login.yahoo.com/config/set_yp?.src=mp&.page=p1&.cmd=n&.yn=&.st=10 Market St&.zip=San Francisco, CA 94111-4801&.country=US&.done=http://maps.yahoo.com/dd_result?newaddr%3D50%2BCalifornia%2BSt%26taddr%3D10%2BMarket%2BSt%26csz%3DSan%2BFrancisco%252C%2BCA%2B94111%26country%3Dus%26tcsz%3DSan%2BFrancisco%252C%2BCA%2B94111%26tcountry%3Dus">Save Address</a></small></tr>
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<th align=right class="ymaprtpts"><small><b>Distance:</b></small></th>
<td width="1%" nowrap>0.2 miles</td>
<th align=right width="1%" nowrap class="ymaprtpts"><small><b>Approximate Travel Time:</b></small></th>
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1 min
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<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/maps/ddresult/reverseDD;_ylt=ArvjuCZ_I5Gc4JyrHRFQIaEa3kcC/*-http://maps.yahoo.com/dd_result?ed=_YaYzuV.winqVL64AzOmYypNBUy1fFVhwugBQs_Pogbl1WImEFx_H1JxBITyDts-&name=&csz=San+Francisco%2C+CA+94111-4801&country=US&desc=&tname=&tcsz=San+Francisco%2C+CA+94111-4624&tcountry=US&tdesc=&ds=g&tbt=0&trf=0&textonly=0&oerr=&terr=">
<small class="ygver">Get Reverse Directions</small>
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Links for sending the directions
MAP IMAGE
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<table width="100%" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><th align=left><b class="ygver">Directions</b></th><th align=right><small><b>
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/maps/ddresult/tbt_on;_ylt=AtcdCayUHXlA8L0yvev28Jwa3kcC/*-http://maps.yahoo.com/dd_result?newaddr=50+California+St&taddr=10+Market+St&csz=San+Francisco%2C+CA+94111&country=us&tcsz=San+Francisco%2C+CA+94111&tcountry=us&tbt=1">Show Turn by Turn Maps</a></b></small></th></tr>
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<tr><td>1.</td><td>Start at <b>50</b> <b>CALIFORNIA</b> <b>ST,</b> <b>SAN</b> <b>FRANCISCO</b> - go <b>< 0.1</b> mi</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>Turn <img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mp/gr/mp22_r.gif" alt=Right align=absmiddle> on <b>DRUMM</b> <b>ST</b> - go <b>< 0.1</b> mi</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td>Turn <img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mp/gr/mp22_l.gif" alt=Left align=absmiddle> on <b>MARKET</b> <b>ST</b> - go <b>0.1</b> mi</td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td>Arrive at <b>10</b> <b>MARKET</b> <b>ST,</b> <b>SAN</b> <b>FRANCISCO,</b> on the <img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mp/gr/mp22_l.gif" alt=Left align=absmiddle> </td></tr></table>
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Yahoo Maps (Beta)
V GET MAP AND DIRECTIONS Clear A 50 California St San Francisco, CA 94111 [x] [] Make this my default Yahoo! location 1. Start at 50 CALIFORNIA ST, SAN FRANCISCO - go 0.0 mi 2. Turn Right on DRUMM ST - go 0.0 mi 3. Turn Left on MARKET ST - go 0.1 mi 4. Arrive at 10 MARKET ST, SAN FRANCISCO, on the Left B 10 Market St San Francisco, CA 94111 [x] C Address, City State [x] Distance 0.2 mi Time: 1 mins (approx) Reverse Directions | Roundtrip GO
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Its all based on flash, and thus is not applicable.
Bus Trip Planners
Trip planners exhibit many similar characteristics to Directions services. Here are some examples.
transit.511.org
Trip Itinerary for Monday, leaving at 2:00pm. Muni buses and F-line: Always ask for a transfer, even if you are not going to transfer to another line. Depart: California St/park Presidio in San Francisco Then: Go to: S.W. Corner Of Geary Blvd & Park Presidio Blvd (Location map) Board: SF Muni Bus #38l/Geary Ltd at 2:05 pm (next bus at 2:12 pm) (schedule detail) Important! Important Announcements About This Route What is Important Announcement? Fare: Pay $1.50 Get Off: Transbay Hump & La Playa St at 2:34 pm Go to: 10 Market St. in San Francisco (Location map) Total Travel Time: 40 min Total Cash Fare: $1.50
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<strong>Trip Itinerary for Monday, leaving at 2:00pm.</strong><br>
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<a href="http://www.sfmuni.com/pop" title="Muni buses and F-line: <b>Always ask for a transfer,</b> even if you are not going to transfer to another line.">Muni buses and F-line: <b>Always ask for a transfer,</b> even if you are not going to transfer to another line.</a>
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California St/park Presidio in San Francisco
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<th>Go to:</th>
<td>S.W. Corner Of Geary Blvd & Park Presidio Blvd (<a href="walkingmap.asp?al=California+St%2Fpark+Presidio+%28starting+location%29&ax=-15800&ay=-257&bl=Geary+Blvd+%26+Park+Presidio+Blvd&bx=-15799&by=-322" title="Location Map">Location map</a>)<br><br></td>
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<a href="/providers/providerinfo.asp?cid=SF" title="Provider Info">SF Muni</a> Bus #38l/Geary Ltd at 2:05 pm (next bus at 2:12 pm)
(<a href="scheddetail.asp?scln=Sf+Muni+Bus+%2338l%2FGeary+Ltd&scrn=38L&scal=Geary+Blvd+%26+Park+Presidio+Blvd&scac=SW&scax=%2D15799&scay=%2D322&scar=1268&scas=17&scat=845&scbl=Transbay+Hump+%26+La+Playa+St&scbx=%2D14801&scby=%2D163&scbr=1268&scbs=34&scdy=2&sctm=L&fs=CALIFORNIA+ST%2FPARK+PRESIDIO&fc=SAN+FRANCISCO&fz=&ts=10+Market+St%2E&tc=San+Francisco&tz=&prfa=%2D15800%2C%2D257%2CCALIFORNIA+ST%2FPARK+PRESIDIO%2CSAN+FRANCISCO%2C&prta=%2D14781%2C%2D92%2C10+Market+St%2E%2CSan+Francisco%2C&td=2&tm=L&t1=2:00PM&t2=2:00PM&am1=PM&op=F&of=R&ow=120&sn=&rs=_&fx=-15800&fy=-257&fxy=%2D15800%2C%2D257%2CCALIFORNIA+ST%2FPARK+PRESIDIO%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO&tx=-14781&ty=-92" title="Schedule Detail">schedule detail</a>)
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<img src="/images/warning.gif" alt="Important!" width="16" height="15">
<a href="/announcements/results.asp?rte=5616" title="Important Announcements About This Route">Important Announcements</a> About This Route
<a href="/utils/help.asp#annimpwhatis" title="What is Important Announcement?"><img src="/images/help.gif" alt="What is Important Announcement?" width="12" height="12" border="0"></a>
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<th>Fare:</th>
<td>Pay $1.50<br><br></td>
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<th>Get Off:</th>
<td>Transbay Hump & La Playa St at 2:34 pm</td>
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rtd-denver.com
From: W ALAMEDA AVE & S BROADWAY DENVER To: E COLFAX AVE & PEARL ST DENVER Arriving At: 500P Best Itinerary Go to Bus Stop At: S Lincoln St & Alameda Ave, DENVER Get On Bus: #0 / 0 BROADWAY STN 0 DOWNTOWN at 4:37PM (Next Bus At 4:47PM) Get Off the Bus At: Colfax Ave & Broadway, DENVER at 4:49PM Go to Bus Stop At: Colfax Ave & Broadway, DENVER Get On Bus: #15 / 15 CHAMBERS 15 via E COLFAX at 4:59PM (Next Bus At 5:07PM) Get Off the Bus At: Colfax Ave & Sherman St, DENVER at 5:00PM Travel Time : 23 minutes Alternate Itinerary Go to Bus Stop At: S Lincoln St & Alameda Ave, DENVER Get On Bus: #0 / 0 DOWNTOWN 0 VIA BROADWAY at 4:32PM (Next Bus At 4:37PM) Get Off the Bus At: Colfax Ave & Broadway, DENVER at 4:44PM Go to Bus Stop At: Colfax Ave & Broadway, DENVER Get On Bus: #15L / 15L AURORA MALL 15L E COLFAX at 4:51PM (Next Bus At 4:59PM) Get Off the Bus At: Colfax Ave & Sherman St, DENVER at 4:53PM Travel Time : 21 minutes Alternate Itinerary Go to Bus Stop At: S Lincoln St & Alameda Ave, DENVER Get On Bus: #0 / 0 DOWNTOWN 0 VIA BROADWAY at 4:32PM (Next Bus At 4:37PM) Get Off the Bus At: Colfax Ave & Broadway, DENVER at 4:44PM Go to Bus Stop At: Colfax Ave & Broadway, DENVER Get On Bus: #15 / 15 KRAMARIA 15 via E COLFAX at 4:52PM (Next Bus At 4:59PM) Get Off the Bus At: Colfax Ave & Pearl St, DENVER at 4:55PM Travel Time : 23 minutes The Trip Planner is to be used as a guide to help plan bus itineraries. You should always check bus schedules to verify route pickup times and drop off times as well as any detours.
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<table align="center" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#FFFF99" bordercolor="#000000"> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#313094"> <b><font color="#ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">From: W ALAMEDA AVE & S BROADWAY DENVER</font></b> <br> <b><font color="#ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">To: E COLFAX AVE & PEARL ST DENVER</font></b> <br> <b><font color="#ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Arriving At: 500P</font></b> </td> </tr> <br> <tr> <td align="center" height="19" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"> <b>Best Itinerary</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Go to Bus Stop At:</b> S Lincoln St & Alameda Ave, DENVER <br> <b>Get On Bus:</b> #0 / 0 BROADWAY STN 0 DOWNTOWN at 4:37PM (Next Bus At 4:47PM) <br> <b>Get Off the Bus At:</b> Colfax Ave & Broadway, DENVER at 4:49PM <br> <br> <b>Go to Bus Stop At:</b> Colfax Ave & Broadway, DENVER <br> <b>Get On Bus:</b> #15 / 15 CHAMBERS 15 via E COLFAX at 4:59PM (Next Bus At 5:07PM) <br> <b>Get Off the Bus At:</b> Colfax Ave & Sherman St, DENVER at 5:00PM <br> <br> Travel Time : 23 minutes <br> <br> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="19" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"> <b>Alternate Itinerary</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Go to Bus Stop At:</b> S Lincoln St & Alameda Ave, DENVER <br> <b>Get On Bus:</b> #0 / 0 DOWNTOWN 0 VIA BROADWAY at 4:32PM (Next Bus At 4:37PM) <br> <b>Get Off the Bus At:</b> Colfax Ave & Broadway, DENVER at 4:44PM <br> <br> <b>Go to Bus Stop At:</b> Colfax Ave & Broadway, DENVER <br> <b>Get On Bus:</b> #15L / 15L AURORA MALL 15L E COLFAX at 4:51PM (Next Bus At 4:59PM) <br> <b>Get Off the Bus At:</b> Colfax Ave & Sherman St, DENVER at 4:53PM <br> <br> Travel Time : 21 minutes <br> <br> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="19" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"> <b>Alternate Itinerary</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Go to Bus Stop At:</b> S Lincoln St & Alameda Ave, DENVER <br> <b>Get On Bus:</b> #0 / 0 DOWNTOWN 0 VIA BROADWAY at 4:32PM (Next Bus At 4:37PM) <br> <b>Get Off the Bus At:</b> Colfax Ave & Broadway, DENVER at 4:44PM <br> <br> <b>Go to Bus Stop At:</b> Colfax Ave & Broadway, DENVER <br> <b>Get On Bus:</b> #15 / 15 KRAMARIA 15 via E COLFAX at 4:52PM (Next Bus At 4:59PM) <br> <b>Get Off the Bus At:</b> Colfax Ave & Pearl St, DENVER at 4:55PM <br> <br> Travel Time : 23 minutes <br> <br> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#313094"> <b><font color="#ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Trip Planner is to be used as a guide to help plan bus itineraries. <br> You should always check bus schedules to verify route pickup times <br> and drop off times as well as any detours.</font> </td> </tr> </table>