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Posted by Richard Yates 5 years 5 weeks ago

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 Richard Yates
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We need a good server-side API for mapping ... I've tried to get .mobi sites working with Yahoo, Google, Mapquest, Microsoft, etc. and the best I've found is Yahoos Map Image API. However, the image that is returned doesn't render well on my Blackberry.

I recently posted my thoughts in my blog.

http://aryatesconsulting.com/dotmobi/blog/index.html

Anybody else have any thoughts?

Posted by roland 5 years ago

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You must convert the image format/dimensions.

I've used mapping solutions only with our commercial solution with an integrated image transcoding with a device database.

For a simple device based imagetranscoding, you can try the WURFL imagetransform server:
http://wurfl.sourceforge.net/utilities/imageserver.php

If you need a more simple solution, convert the image as ~120x120px/jpg.

Posted by Angus 4 years ago

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I have a simple mobile site.

Is there a way I can simply link to a map location and Google will work out how to best display it on the users device ?

eg http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hl=en&q=10+market+st,+san+francisco

Is there a way to do this for Google Maps installed on the users phone where I can basically send it a URL and it will try and guess the location ?

Thanks,

Angus