Comments on: Should I use Google, Yahoo or MS for mapping tool? http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/should-i-use-google-yahoo-or-ms-for-mapping-tool/ The pulse of the small unit rental market. Dave Dugdale reports what he sees in the online rental market place. Dave also provides a podcast show called RadioVine which is on a separate feed from this one. Visit www.rentvine.com/anc/radiovine.cfm for the shows and feed. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:49:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Renthusiast http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/should-i-use-google-yahoo-or-ms-for-mapping-tool/#comment-113 Renthusiast Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:13:56 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/should-i-use-google-yahoo-or-ms-for-mapping-tool/#comment-113 check out this post on mapstraction, which is an open api which lets you switch between all 3 depending on the circumstances. nestoria, a popular uk property search site is now integrating it http://real-estate-net.blogspot.com/2006/10/nestoria-integrates-mapstraction.html check out this post on mapstraction, which is an open api which lets you switch between all 3 depending on the circumstances. nestoria, a popular uk property search site is now integrating it
http://real-estate-net.blogspot.com/2006/10/nestoria-integrates-mapstraction.html

]]> By: Toni Carreiro http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/should-i-use-google-yahoo-or-ms-for-mapping-tool/#comment-79 Toni Carreiro Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:18:49 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/should-i-use-google-yahoo-or-ms-for-mapping-tool/#comment-79 Hands down, you know me. Google has my vote. Hands down, you know me. Google has my vote.

]]> By: Dave Dugdale http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/should-i-use-google-yahoo-or-ms-for-mapping-tool/#comment-73 Dave Dugdale Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:45:09 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/should-i-use-google-yahoo-or-ms-for-mapping-tool/#comment-73 Thanks for your comments. I am leaning towards using Google because I think most people are familiar with it. Virtual Earth is very cool, but the coverage for Birds Eye View is 35% from what the MS rep told me. I may start with Google but then switch to VE later when they have more Birds Eye coverage. Thanks for your comments.

I am leaning towards using Google because I think most people are familiar with it. Virtual Earth is very cool, but the coverage for Birds Eye View is 35% from what the MS rep told me.

I may start with Google but then switch to VE later when they have more Birds Eye coverage.

]]> By: Cameron Turner http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/should-i-use-google-yahoo-or-ms-for-mapping-tool/#comment-72 Cameron Turner Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:33:04 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/should-i-use-google-yahoo-or-ms-for-mapping-tool/#comment-72 You make very good arguments for and against all 3. In the end it comes down to how easily you can work with the API itself and where you predict it will go. You should choose one that will not limit your creativity, since it's what you DO with it that matters not what you COULD do :). Satellite coverage is great, but consider your REAL demographic as it stands now. It sounds like you are going with a US-centric (or at least NA-centric) product since you're using Yahoo's Geocoder. Therefore who cares about the UK satellite coverage in VirtualEarth? I'm definitely biased (see the web url) but I'd say Google :) You make very good arguments for and against all 3. In the end it comes down to how easily you can work with the API itself and where you predict it will go. You should choose one that will not limit your creativity, since it’s what you DO with it that matters not what you COULD do :).

Satellite coverage is great, but consider your REAL demographic as it stands now. It sounds like you are going with a US-centric (or at least NA-centric) product since you’re using Yahoo’s Geocoder. Therefore who cares about the UK satellite coverage in VirtualEarth?

I’m definitely biased (see the web url) but I’d say Google :)

]]> By: Brian Norman http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/should-i-use-google-yahoo-or-ms-for-mapping-tool/#comment-71 Brian Norman Wed, 06 Sep 2006 11:21:30 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/should-i-use-google-yahoo-or-ms-for-mapping-tool/#comment-71 Hello I too have been looking at this same issue for my clients and came to many of the same conclusions. One of the biggest things for me about Virtual Earth is the coverage, in the UK it far outshines Google and Yahoo. The VirtualEarth API is easy to use, if anything I found it better designed than the Google API. It also supports GEORss which makes it potentionally very quick to integrate. Brian Hello

I too have been looking at this same issue for my clients and came to many of the same conclusions.

One of the biggest things for me about Virtual Earth is the coverage, in the UK it far outshines Google and Yahoo.

The VirtualEarth API is easy to use, if anything I found it better designed than the Google API. It also supports GEORss which makes it potentionally very quick to integrate.

Brian

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