12 Feb
2008
12 Feb
'08
12:07 p.m.
C. Sullivan wrote:
On Feb 12, 2008, at 11:08 AM, Jules Richardson wrote:
Hmm, maybe that one's solved (more or less) by giving central points and an
operating radius for each? (OK, so states aren't round, but it'd sort-of work :-)
For anyone wanting an item rescued/moved/whatever, they'd probably have to try
a few points nearest to the item's location and find someone (hopefully) who
was willing to travel that far. Nothing wrong with us giving multiple
locations in order to build up an area of coverage, after all.
The problem that Der Mouse raised is that there's no easy way of representing
a route via the mapping solutions - only a geographical area (e.g. if someone
regularly does a 1000 mile run along a specific set of roads, there's no easy
way to capture that).
I still a map's helpful (and worth having) - but there's still going to be
things it can't do, and hence occasional transport pleas on the list!
cheers
Jules
der Mouse wrote:
I'm sure he's not the only one. While I live in Portland, I'm a field
engineer for a phone system vendor, and my territory ranges from
Vancouver BC to Northern California, inland to western Montana. I'd
have no issues getting anywhere in that radius for classic equipment. I do the weekend commute to Ottawa, and, while my
carry capacity is
strictly limited, I know people who do the drive moderately often.
That's an interesting point - I'm not sure how we could usefully
capture "I regularly do this route, or know people that do" type
information.
Maybe it can't sensibly be done (and I'm sure Jay sees nothing wrong
with "can anyone help getting x from y to z?" messages on the list,
anyway!)