[IP] more on Thinking maps
Begin forwarded message:
From: Matt Murray <mattm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: July 20, 2005 8:06:29 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: trumant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, mattm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Thinking maps
Reply-To: Matt Murray <mattm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mobile 203-856-3703
The Higgins Group
www.HigginsGroup.com
203-221-4600
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Farber" <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Begin forwarded message:
From: Travis Truman <trumant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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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