Comments on Google Maps Mania: Google Map Showing Starbucks Closures

Luke,Thanks for the suggestion. I've added the Aus...

2008-08-01T06:26:00.000-05:00

Luke,

Thanks for the suggestion. I've added the Aus Starbucks from the PDF - I'm not sure about the geo-coding though as the when I cut and pasted from the pdf every 10th (or so) letter seemed to go missing.

Have you thought of adding the 61 Australian store...

2008-08-01T00:41:00.000-05:00

Have you thought of adding the 61 Australian stores closing to your list? Would give a good way of viewing all the "hitspots". Thanks. The Aussie closure PDF is here: http://www.starbucks.com/australia/closures.pdf

I'm not sure how accurate the geo-coding is. I did...

2008-07-21T11:39:00.000-05:00

I'm not sure how accurate the geo-coding is. I did a bit of an check to see that they were on the right road - which seemed to be OK. I'm sure many could be inaccurate on the street number.

I've only done geo-coding in the UK before and geo-coding from the post-code often leads to placemarks being some distance off. I've heard that geo-coding from zip codes is more accurate - but I don't know.

did you error check those geocodes? Some are releg...

2008-07-21T09:55:00.000-05:00

did you error check those geocodes? Some are relegated to guesswork by zip code.

Nice job Keir. Those markers load up real quick. G...

2008-07-18T16:21:00.000-05:00

Nice job Keir. Those markers load up real quick. Great!!