[MLB-WIRELESS] locfinder v2 beta

[evilbunny]

Hello Steven,

What no sharing so others can benefit from it?

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Monday, November 25, 2002, 10:32:36 PM, you wrote:

SH> I think the main difference is that nodedb.com still relies on mapblast (or
SH> whoever) for their maps... while this is good and works well, it has nothing
SH> like the detail that can be achieved by using our own data. The data in
SH> question covers everything from street names, major features to house
SH> divisions - where you can zoom down to the block where your
SH> house/node/whatever is... This detail is just not available from any other
SH> source...

SH> This also means that if mapblast goes down, then our maps don't go down...
SH> It also gives much more flexibility...

SH> NodeDB is great, but it's much better for Melbourne Wireless to have
SH> detailed maps of Melbourne & Victoria, than anywhere else in the world -
SH> because that's where it's of most use to members and followers of Melbourne
SH> Wireless...

SH> I don't think this is re-inventing the wheel at all, it's more a greatly
SH> improved bearings and suspension.... they all do the same job, but why not
SH> make the ride comfy :)

SH> Signed,
SH> Steven Haigh
SH> http://wireless.org.au
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SH> ----- Original Message -----
SH> From: "Scott Stapleton" <hyrax at westnet.com.au>
SH> To: "'MelbWireless'" <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
SH> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 5:51 PM
SH> Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] locfinder v2 beta


>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au
>> > [mailto:owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of James Healy
>> > Sent: Monday, 25 November 2002 11:20 AM
>> > To: MelbWireless
>> > Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] locfinder v2 beta
>> >
>> >
>> > rejoice.. be merry.. locfinder v2 is almost upon us...
>> >
>> > v2 is a total rewrite from v1, using php and a MySQL backend.
>>
>> Not meant to be rude, but why re-invent the wheel. The Nodedb is doing
>> an excellent job of keeping track of nodes. What significant
>> improvements does LOCFinder offer over the NodeDB?
>>
>> Obviously there is still Sydney vs. Melbourne problems, hence why steve
>> never decided to link to the NodeDB which was massively better than
>> LOCFinder v1. Which is why the NodeDB for Melborne has 200-odd nodes,
>> instead of the 600 - 800 or whatever the figure is.
>>
>> My 2 cents: "More wanky eastern states BS"
>>
>> .. Scott
>>
>>
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