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It's hard to imagine a legitimate use case for that. Sounds like the intention is that the target will soon not be anybody's customer.
by quietbritishjim 3y ago
It's hard to imagine a legitimate use case for that. Sounds like the intention is that the target will soon not be anybody's customer.
- LeifCarrotson 3y agoThey're using this API to sell gambling services, but they're apparently required to check that it's legal for the user to gamble. Unrelated, I hate how GIS systems built on text search are turning geometry problems which are easy to reason about into unpredictable database problems. > It appears that the API might be following this process: > 1. Takes the coordinates and identifies the nearest building + street address. > 2. Performs a textual best match query across its datasets. > 3. Returns the first record, mixing up the fields from different locations. The fact that the first Google autocomplete for the address "3520 S State St" happens to be the State St. in Utah, not Illinois, has absolutely nothing to do with whether the lat/lon coordinates (41.8,-87.6) are in the geographical boundary which describes Illinois and Utah.
- causality0 3y agoPersonally I wish I could get accurate property lines using my phone instead of hiring a surveyer.
- Jensson 3y agoI've heard people want such precision for proximity based services, like buying something from a vending machine in front of you by solely interfacing with your location instead of establishing a link to it. Those already exists, but people always want it to be more precise since then you can put them more densely.