Get mapping coordinates from an address

randy [1] found a way to get the longitude and latidue out of an address like \”1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View CA 94043\”. He uses an XML-RPC call to rpc.geocoder.us and gets an array of mapping coordinates in return. Awesome.

As the current petrol prices are rising, I would like to see an SMS service, where you can send something like \”Lorraine, Bern\” to a certain number and in return you would get an MMS with a map with a red outlined track to the next petrol station with the lowest prices on petrol. 😉

[1] http://www.randys.org/content/?p=50

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