Archive for January, 2007

WSDL Geocoder Client

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

The basic question is do you geocode all your address data en masse and create Google Maps calls based on the resulting coordinates? Or, do you interpose a method of geocoding between your application and the API, such that addresses are converted to latitude and longitude each time the needed map is called? The latter is the sexier approach, and has attracted some clever solutions. One example makes use of the free geocoding service provided at geocoder.us, which comes in XML-RPC, REST and SOAP flavors.

First, you have to transmit the street address to the geocoder service like this (SOAP example):

< ?p hp
// Create new instance of the SoapClient class
// You'll need to download the WSDL file from:
// http://geocoder.us/dist/eg/clients/GeoCoder.wsdl

Drug That Treats Vision Problems May Increase Stroke Risk

Friday, January 26th, 2007

Genentech said that interim data from a clinical trial showed that 1.2 percent of patients treated with a high dose of Lucentis had a stroke.

Tremors at the Door

Friday, January 26th, 2007

The once booming market for home loans to people with weak credit is now coming under greater pressure.

Ford Chief Sees Small as Virtue and Necessity

Friday, January 26th, 2007

The bigger-is-better worldview that has defined Ford is being replaced with a new one: less is more.