On Fri, 10 Jul 2004, Scott W Gifford wrote:
Right now I'm leaning towards either keeping WWW::Map or going with WWW::MapService. I think the former is actually reasonably clear given the WWW namespace, which is all about interacting with web stuff, not generating HTML or anything like that.
I like WWW::StreetMap, since that's exactly what they are, and is short and unambiguous. I don't think WWW::MapService is much better than WWW:Map, but then again I don't think WWW::Map is that bad. :)
Calling it StreetMap would definitively remove the possibility of making links that aren't to actual addresses, which as someone pointed out, is possible with at least MapQuest. You can plug in "Minneapolis, MN" and it'll give you a map of the area.
I'm not sure it does. I've worked alot with mapping software (mostly DeLorme StreeAtlas and MapQuest), and I always think of a street map/atlas as a tool to _locate_ or _find_ any type _place_ or _location_ whether it by address, by place name, by postal code, by coordinates, etc. You might also (if you haven't already) consider possible extensions such as routing directions.
Randy.
