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*[http://www.geocaching.com/ geocaching.com] | |||
**Requested via feedback form, 2007-01-27 [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] | |||
**"The true benefit of this appears to be allowing sharing between sites [this] is something that GC specifically guards against so would be a major detriment. And most importantly when discussing a site or piece of software that is running smoothly, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. There just does not seem to be a benefit to GC's current plans." 2007-04-02 | |||
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Revision as of 22:52, 21 August 2008
geo advocacy
Part of the larger microformats advocacy effort. Adding "Geo" markup (inside hCard where appropriate) to these sites would improve their usability and ambient findability.
various
- WikiGPS
- Under development; notified of Geo microformat 2007-03-23
- Collections of waypoints
- See also geo-waypoint-examples
- Upcoming
- Some events, e.g. Multipack February 2007 are tagged thus:
geo:lat=52.4784,geo:lon=-1.9096. This could be rendered as a geo microformat. Andy Mabbett - Requested on (now defunct) Upcoming wiki 2007-01-14
- Repeated on new suggestion board. 2007-03-30. Please vote for this suggestion Andy Mabbett
- Some events, e.g. Multipack February 2007 are tagged thus:
- U.S. Gazetteer e.g. [1]
- World Gazetteer e.g. [2]
- Requested by e-mail, 2007-01-20 Andy Mabbett
- GENUKI Gazetteer (UK & Ireland) e.g. [3]
- Requested via feedback form, 2007-01-20 Andy Mabbett
- The Degree Confluence Project
- Requested by e-mail, 2007-03-26 Andy Mabbett
- WikiMapia
- Requested by e-mail, 2007-03-27 Andy Mabbett
- Replied to say they're looking into it. 2007-03-29
- Jeeep.com
- Requested by e-mail, 2007-03-27 Andy Mabbett
- Advertised address bouncing, 2007-03-27
- Flagr
- Using, but not (yet) displaying, coordinates
- Requested by e-mail, 2007-03-30; also suggested they display their coordinates, and mark them up as tags Andy Mabbett
- Replied same day to say they will "talk it over internally"
- http://opencaching.de/
- Requires German speaker
- GPS Visualizer
- As well as publishing coordinates; produces maps and graphics from files of waypoints; could do thr same for pages with Geo.
- Requested by e-mail, 2007-09-07 Andy Mabbett
- GlobalMotion
Also:
- Various Geocache listing sites
routes and tracks
- TerraWiki
- Featues, e.g. Mount Marcy
Sites which currently offer downloadable routes or tracks (as KML, GPX or similar files) could also offer a "view on-line" option, with the coordinates listed on a web page, marked-up with Geo (and hCard) microformats, which could then be parsed with whatever tool the user chooses.:
- TerraWiki
- See above
rejections
- geocaching.com
- Requested via feedback form, 2007-01-27 Andy Mabbett
- "The true benefit of this appears to be allowing sharing between sites [this] is something that GC specifically guards against so would be a major detriment. And most importantly when discussing a site or piece of software that is running smoothly, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. There just does not seem to be a benefit to GC's current plans." 2007-04-02