Global Feature Request

March 15, 2004

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I'd like to see a structured web publishing tool that would let me geoencode Wikipedia entries in the same way that many blogs use GeoURL. Then, I'd want to be able to access Wikipedia's content with a wikipedia.org/latitude/longitude format of URL, listing every entry relevant to a location in one single page. And then finally, a GPS- or location-aware mobile device that would have one-button access to that local page from anywhere that I am.

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Wiki's and Metadata from Ross Notes on March 16, 2004 4:08 PM

Anil Dash wants authors to be able to geocode Wikipedia entries (and more). I'd like to expand that feature request a bit-- I don't think I've ever seen a wiki that lets you add to or edit an individual pages... Read More

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Also, a pony. :)

Oliver | March 16, 2004 9:17 PM | Reply

Darn it Oliver, you beat me to it.

I suppose I'd take a partridge in a pear tree.

Ruth | March 17, 2004 2:20 PM | Reply

Also, http://www.addyourown.com does that - at least organizes entries within a neighborhood.

Mark Hurst | March 29, 2004 3:38 PM | Reply

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