Comments on: Firefox extension handles “geo:” URI http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/ a Uniform Resource Identifier for geographic locations Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:59:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andy Mabbett http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/comment-page-1/#comment-6283 Andy Mabbett Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:41:33 +0000 http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/#comment-6283 Better late than never: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geo_URI Please feel free to improve it! Better late than never: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geo_URI

Please feel free to improve it!

]]> By: David http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/comment-page-1/#comment-793 David Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:30:11 +0000 http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/#comment-793 The <a href="http://minimap.spatialviews.com/" rel="nofollow">MiniMap</a> FF extension has more power to it's elbow and for Mac fans iCab has geo detection built-in - providing the information is coded via either of the meta formats: meta name="ICBM" or meta name="geo.position" The MiniMap FF extension has more power to it’s elbow and for Mac fans iCab has geo detection built-in – providing the information is coded via either of the meta formats:
meta name=”ICBM” or
meta name=”geo.position”

]]> By: Sol Lancashire http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Sol Lancashire Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:21:20 +0000 http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/#comment-65 Neat idea. The first comment cut my enthusiasm though. I do have a suggestion though. I have become very accustomed to selecting text then right clicking and using the 'Search Google for "???"' feature. It would be great if there was a 'geoLocate "???" in Google Maps" You could have a configuration menu to select either Google Maps, Google Earth or others. Neat idea. The first comment cut my enthusiasm though.

I do have a suggestion though. I have become very accustomed to selecting text then right clicking and using the ‘Search Google for “???”‘ feature.

It would be great if there was a ‘geoLocate “???” in Google Maps” You could have a configuration menu to select either Google Maps, Google Earth or others.

]]> By: Andy Armstrong http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Andy Armstrong Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:27:20 +0000 http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/#comment-22 Yeah, sorry Otto. As you guessed I didn't read the comments :) I haven't had much luck getting GE to run on Ubuntu. I'm just downloading it to try it again. If I get it working and I get some time I'll have a play with making the FF extension able to launch it. Yeah, sorry Otto. As you guessed I didn’t read the comments :)

I haven’t had much luck getting GE to run on Ubuntu. I’m just downloading it to try it again. If I get it working and I get some time I’ll have a play with making the FF extension able to launch it.

]]> By: Otto de Voogd http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Otto de Voogd Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:05:06 +0000 http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/#comment-21 Andy, You should read the comments above (I thought you reacted to this comment by providing a plugin that launched Google Earth): "Now if you made an add-on that launched Google Earth, you’d at least have something that is not easily done without an add-on. It would also be a better example of what you propose the GeoURI to be." That isn't available for Firefox/Linux. The original add-on has very little practical value as I explained in my first reaction the same (or at least very similar) thing can be done without any add-on. BTW, I do understand that it is supposed to be a proof of concept. I am just saying it would be a better proof of concept if it launched Google Earth instead of redirecting to Google Maps. Like yours but then for my setup. Andy,

You should read the comments above (I thought you reacted to this comment by providing a plugin that launched Google Earth):

“Now if you made an add-on that launched Google Earth, you’d at least have something that is not easily done without an add-on. It would also be a better example of what you propose the GeoURI to be.”

That isn’t available for Firefox/Linux.

The original add-on has very little practical value as I explained in my first reaction the same (or at least very similar) thing can be done without any add-on.

BTW, I do understand that it is supposed to be a proof of concept. I am just saying it would be a better proof of concept if it launched Google Earth instead of redirecting to Google Maps. Like yours but then for my setup.

]]> By: axelm-geouri http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/comment-page-1/#comment-20 axelm-geouri Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:06:38 +0000 http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/#comment-20 Hamish, we spun a few thoughts about this: "time" seems to be problematic, because a the URI should be a stable identifier of a location, not that location at a certain point in time time. It also introduces comparison issues (Is a geo: URI of the same location, just a fraction of a second later, still the same URI?) Regarding "planet": The term "geographical" refers by itself already to our planet earth, and i suppose that mainstream use cases for identifying locations on other astronomical objects are way out of scope (at least in the next few years). Hamish, we spun a few thoughts about this:

“time” seems to be problematic, because a the URI should be a stable identifier of a location, not that location at a certain point in time time. It also introduces comparison issues (Is a geo: URI of the same location, just a fraction of a second later, still the same URI?)

Regarding “planet”: The term “geographical” refers by itself already to our planet earth, and i suppose that mainstream use cases for identifying locations on other astronomical objects are way out of scope (at least in the next few years).

]]> By: Hamish http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Hamish Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:54:11 +0000 http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/#comment-19 what about more dimensions instead of just lon/lat? x,y,z,time,planet etc. Hamish what about more dimensions instead of just lon/lat?

x,y,z,time,planet

etc.

Hamish

]]> By: Andy Armstrong http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Andy Armstrong Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:26:32 +0000 http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/#comment-18 Presumably you can use the Firefox plugin then... The plugin at the top of the page works fine for me on FF/Linux and FF/Mac OS. Presumably you can use the Firefox plugin then…

The plugin at the top of the page works fine for me on FF/Linux and FF/Mac OS.

]]> By: Otto de Voogd http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Otto de Voogd Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:09:49 +0000 http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/#comment-17 Sorry no Safari/Mac here. Firefox/Linux. Sorry no Safari/Mac here. Firefox/Linux.

]]> By: Andy Armstrong http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Andy Armstrong Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:31:07 +0000 http://geouri.org/2007/02/26/firefox-extension-handles-geo-uri/#comment-16 I've just produced an Applescript helper that opens geo URIs in Safari. You can find it here: http://www.hexten.net/2007/02/27/geo-uri-safari-helper Have fun :) I’ve just produced an Applescript helper that opens geo URIs in Safari. You can find it here:

http://www.hexten.net/2007/02/27/geo-uri-safari-helper

Have fun :)

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