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GPSLookup is a module that takes an address, and returns a GPS
coordinate and a map.
Previously, it was written with libcurl and parsed
street-directory.com.au and auslig.
It would be cool to do it without so many references on external
sites which are outside of our control, because if they change/break,
so does our script.
So we need to code functions:
* Throw an address at NowWhere [1]?Route & parse the results
* Convert WGS84 to ADG86 (may include intemediate steps)
What would also be cool is if, at the same time we can parse
Street-Directory for the Melways Map coordinates, and throw them in a
database. Once we collect enough data we can start working with them.
REFERENCES:
* Street-Directory Map Search [2]
* online implementation of LibProj4 [3]
* another online convertor [4]
* LibPRoj.4 [5] & its manual [6]
* redfern\'s formula [7]
* basic conversion data [8]
* CoordinatesHowto [9]
Links:
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[1] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?NowWhere
[2] http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/mapsearch.cgi
[3] http://www.jeeep.com/details/coord/note.html
[4]
http://minotaur.archaeoptics.co.uk/index.php/z-downloads/os-coordinate-converters/batch-online-uk-map-coordinate-converter/
[5] http://www.remotesensing.org/proj/
[6]
http://melbournewireless.org.au/ftp://ftp.remotesensing.org/proj/OF90-284.pdf
[7] http://www.ga.gov.au/geodesy/datums/calcs.jsp#trans
[8] http://www.gmat.unsw.edu.au/snap/gps/gps_survey/chap11/1126.htm
[9] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?CoordinatesHowto
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