June 19, 2006
New GoogleMaps function
It doesn't exist yet, but I think it should. What I want to be able to do is fire up GoogleMaps, but instead of entering an address and being taken to a location, navigate to a location and have it tell me an address.
From there, it should be able to provide all the information one would get from a reverse address search, i.e. name (person or business as appropriate) and phone number. This latter info wouldn't be available if the number is unlisted. But the address information should be.
I think adding this functionality is more a matter of interface and databasing than collecting new data. It's already there, I just want a different way of accessing it.
I completely agree. Recently I was trying to figure out the street address for the community center in my community, so that I could post an advertisement online. I knew the street, but not the number. I called everyone I could think of who is heavily involved with the community center - not one of them knew the number either.
It was very frustrating, and you can't get a google map even if you can find it yourself without a street address. I finally just said the street and said "look for the fire engines." But no one showed up.
Posted by: Tabitha at June 20, 2006 04:33 PM