Gary
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After a quote on something making up.
Will be a database of customers/venues details, entered via a web based front end.
Will need to have the function of searching for venues within 'x' miles raduis (Google maps API?) along with certian other basic criteria.
Needs a calender in there to veiw results of searches on as well as a list.
Will also need some sort of basic booking function, so a 'venue' can be free or booked.
Lot of work?
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ed
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Will it need integrating into another website or is it standalone?
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Gary
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Standalone. No fancy font end, just basic really.
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ed
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That's something I could do for you. I'll u2u you in a little bit...
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Dom
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So basically you're after a booking system?
Having built a few booking systems for recruitment agencies, i wouldn't say it's piss easy. But if you want it as basic as you say you want it then i'd say it could be done in a few days (+ shakedown(s) etc).
How accurate do you need the distances to be? Only say as you're required to display the Google Map when using it's API (so it can start to look messy) and if you're happy with 'as the crow flies' (+/- a few miles) then you can use postcode data and haversine formula.
No doubt Ed will sort you out, but give us a shout otherwise.
Edit - There are a number of bookings systems about that might do what you're after. Can't remember any names  but i've got a load bookmarked and will post them up when i get in....
[Edited on 06-07-2011 by Dom]
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Sam
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I did something like this once many years ago with osC
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Gary
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I'm writing a brief for Ed, so i'll fwd it onto you two also.
Cheers guys
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ed
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Gary
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Email sent Ed.
U2U on its way dom and sam
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Ian
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Radius search is easy enough so long as you're happy with crow flies.
I've got data if you need it. Wouldn't bother with Google API unless you need proper directions to the place. Distances alone can just be done with database lookups if you have the list of postcodes.
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ed
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Did you buy the PAF thing from Royal Mail to do it, or has something happened recently to get hold of that data for free?
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Ian
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Got a few sets,
L1
L1 1
L1 1AA
Only when you start getting a fairly high density of points that you need the higher res data sets.
Can also be downloaded from data.gov.uk but you need to register and faff, import, write queries etc.
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ed
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Noticed they even provide a web service for Geocoding postcodes: http://data.gov.uk/apps/geopostcode
Does your data have addresses too, or is it postcode and co-ordinates?
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Ian
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No just co-ordinates.
The street name address stuff is not available currently.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
Did you buy the PAF thing from Royal Mail to do it, or has something happened recently to get hold of that data for free?
I've ended up using Linuxbox.co.uk PAF data in the past, bit more accurate than RM's own (down to 14 decimal places) and it's a shed load cheaper!
http://data.gov.uk/apps/geopostcode is handy though, but i've never found their API to be that quick for handling large amounts of requests; although it's useful if you need free PAF data and can store/cache the results.
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ed
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That's pretty useful to know too. I've had a few ideas where this kind of stuff could be useful but I've been put off by the Google Geocoding API - it's a bit slow and clunky. Saying that, V3 is a lot better than what it previously was.
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ed
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Though I have noticed that Google can be a few miles out when geocoding a postcode, still...
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