more on Thinking maps

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Matt Murray <mattm () optonline net>
Date: July 20, 2005 8:06:29 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Cc: trumant () gsicommerce com, mattm () optonline net
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Thinking maps
Reply-To: Matt Murray <mattm () optonline net>


Dear Prof. Farber and Mr. Truman:

As a Realtor®, I think the technology blocks the address. Realtor.com  
specifically doesn't post the address of a home. The closest you will  
get is a zip code (which may work for Mr. Truman's needs). I believe  
most Real Estate sites are "built" the same way. Even going on an  
agency's site will not pull specific addresses (we WANT you to call  
us). Realtor.com and the agency sites all pull the listing info via a  
FTP (it is known as "IDX" see here for more info: http://www.ct- 
mls.com/idx/default.html [it is rights and usage stuff, with a drop  
of tech added in]). For safety and privacy issues there is a  
relatively good reason to not list the address info.


> > > Shameless Plug Alert <<<
I would be happy to help any IP'ers looking for a home in  
Southwestern Connecticut or sell their home. If you are outside of  
the area, I am still happy to answer any Real Estate related  
questions, though I won't have knowledge of specific law and practices.

Normally I remove my signature, but in the name of disclosure, I'll  
leave it in for this post.

Matt Murray
I spent today listening to the CEO or Realtor.com (Alan Dalton) speak  
in Hartford for today.

mattm () optonline net

Mobile 203-856-3703
The Higgins Group
www.HigginsGroup.com
203-221-4600

----- Original Message ----- From: "David Farber" <dave () farber net>


> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Travis Truman <trumant () gsicommerce com>
> Date: July 19, 2005 6:23:59 PM EDT


> I've been hunting for a house for the past several monthes and  
> wanted  to be able to rely on Septa's Regional Rail for commuting  
> into/out of  Center City. The level of GIS data in the average real  
> estate web  site is pretty poor, so I considered taking matters  
> into my own hands  and building an application that would combine  
> the data at  Realtor.com, Septa.com and maps.google.com to allow a  
> user to search  for homes for sale within a given price range that  
> are also located with a certain distance from stops along a  
> specified rail line, in my  case, the R5.
>
> If anyone has seen anything like this or wants to build it, let me  
> know. Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/ 
> interesting-people/




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