Re: [Orgmode] Yet another way to use maps --- the light way

[Carsten Dominik]

On Sep 23, 2010, at 10:17 AM, Sebastian Rose wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
> there is a light and easy way to use google and openstreetmap.org maps
> if you define them as a custom link type:
>
>
> (setq org-link-abbrev-alist
>  '(("gmap"
>     . "http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%s";)
>    ("omap"
>      . "http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?q=%s&polygon=1";)))

Wow, this is pretty cool.

- Carsten

> Now
>  [[gmap:Falkenstr 10, Hannover, Germany][Falkenstraße]]
>
> and
>  [[omap:Falkenstr 10, Hannover, Germany]]
>
> show a map in your browser.  LaTeX and HTML export works out the box
> with the advantage, that this export can legally be published on the
> internet without any additional action (API license key).  Even on
> commercial sites, as it's just a link to google.  OSM is no problem
> anyway.
>
>
> This way it's possible to show a certain place on earth, but not a  
> track
> or route.
>
>
>
> There's a (known) bug in the LaTeX eporter:
>
>        [[Falkenstraße 10, Hannover, Germany]]
>
> will _not_ work, because the german Umlaut will be distorted somehow
> (unless fixed already....)
>
>
>
>  Sebastian
>
>
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- Carsten