Re: [gpsd-users] location lookup

[Yan Seiner]

On Tue, March 20, 2012 12:30 pm, Gary E. Miller wrote:
> Yo Tomalak!
>
> On Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:22:20 +0000
> "Tomalak Geret'kal" <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> On 20/03/2012 19:15, Yan Seiner wrote:
>> >
>> > I am running gpsd on an embedded platform in a vehicle.
>
>> Google and similar mapping APIs have geolocation stuff like
>> this. I see no merit in attempting to reinvent it
>
> And how are you gonna ask google when in a car near Silver Lake, OR?
> No cell, no internet, hardly any POTS in that area.

Exactly.  There's a reason it's called the Oregon Outback.  :-)

>
> The reinvention is trivial with the USGS place names DB, and it will
> actually work when/where you need it.

Can you provide more info on this?

Thanks.

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