Comments for techdruid.com http://techdruid.com Tutorials, Troubleshooting, Tech Blog Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:04:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on yahoo maps service backend fetch error 403 by Dave http://techdruid.com/2011/09/20/yahoo-maps-service-backend-fetch-errror-403/#comment-24 Dave Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:04:29 +0000 http://techdruid.com/?p=160#comment-24 Yahoo Placefinder doesn't show traffic alerts though right? I'm trying to get the traffic alerts that the old Yahoo API used to use. Yahoo Placefinder doesn’t show traffic alerts though right? I’m trying to get the traffic alerts that the old Yahoo API used to use.

]]> Comment on yahoo maps service backend fetch error 403 by Mike http://techdruid.com/2011/09/20/yahoo-maps-service-backend-fetch-errror-403/#comment-21 Mike Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:08:46 +0000 http://techdruid.com/?p=160#comment-21 They closed down the old one. You'll need to update your code to using Yahoo PlaceFinder (or google maps api). Announcement: http://developer.yahoo.com/blogs/ydn/posts/2011/06/yahoo-maps-apis-service-closure-announcement-new-maps-offerings-coming-soon/ Yahoo PlaceFinder: http://developer.yahoo.com/geo/placefinder/ Just updated my ancient program with Yahoo PlaceFinder. Pretty much just the request url change and parsing the xml response differently. Their "precision" value changed to "quality" and that was about it. They closed down the old one. You’ll need to update your code to using Yahoo PlaceFinder (or google maps api).

Announcement:
http://developer.yahoo.com/blogs/ydn/posts/2011/06/yahoo-maps-apis-service-closure-announcement-new-maps-offerings-coming-soon/

Yahoo PlaceFinder:
http://developer.yahoo.com/geo/placefinder/

Just updated my ancient program with Yahoo PlaceFinder. Pretty much just the request url change and parsing the xml response differently. Their “precision” value changed to “quality” and that was about it.

]]> Comment on yahoo maps service backend fetch error 403 by techdruid http://techdruid.com/2011/09/20/yahoo-maps-service-backend-fetch-errror-403/#comment-12 techdruid Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:10:41 +0000 http://techdruid.com/?p=160#comment-12 I ran an interactive test today, and the yahoo api responded with a Lat/Lon. I'm not sure what's up with it suddenly working again. I'm considering setting up dual-usage in my scripts. Using both Yahoo and Google. Possibly even more, like the webgis.usc.edu service. Then, when one fails, it will just use one of the other services out there. Actually, more than just considering, I'm coding up the prototype now. I ran an interactive test today, and the yahoo api responded with a Lat/Lon. I’m not sure what’s up with it suddenly working again.

I’m considering setting up dual-usage in my scripts. Using both Yahoo and Google. Possibly even more, like the webgis.usc.edu service. Then, when one fails, it will just use one of the other services out there. Actually, more than just considering, I’m coding up the prototype now.

]]> Comment on yahoo maps service backend fetch error 403 by Dave http://techdruid.com/2011/09/20/yahoo-maps-service-backend-fetch-errror-403/#comment-5 Dave Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:46:58 +0000 http://techdruid.com/?p=160#comment-5 This web page seems to explain it all. http://thetechjournal.com/internet/yahoo-shutting-down-maps-apis.xhtml This web page seems to explain it all.

http://thetechjournal.com/internet/yahoo-shutting-down-maps-apis.xhtml

]]> Comment on yahoo maps service backend fetch error 403 by isuelt http://techdruid.com/2011/09/20/yahoo-maps-service-backend-fetch-errror-403/#comment-4 isuelt Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:49:39 +0000 http://techdruid.com/?p=160#comment-4 Same here. It just stopped working. Been using this for years. Same here. It just stopped working. Been using this for years.

]]> Comment on yahoo maps service backend fetch error 403 by Dave http://techdruid.com/2011/09/20/yahoo-maps-service-backend-fetch-errror-403/#comment-3 Dave Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:40:34 +0000 http://techdruid.com/?p=160#comment-3 Yahoo might be shutting it down. They have on their site: Yahoo! is shutting down the Traffic Rest API and the Traffic RSS Feed. There is no transition to a new or existing Yahoo! Traffic API at this time. Although the current APIs are going away, we will announce improvements to our Maps APIs in early 2011, which will include updated traffic features. It stopped working for me as well. Yahoo might be shutting it down. They have on their site:

Yahoo! is shutting down the Traffic Rest API and the Traffic RSS Feed. There is no transition to a new or existing Yahoo! Traffic API at this time. Although the current APIs are going away, we will announce improvements to our Maps APIs in early 2011, which will include updated traffic features.

It stopped working for me as well.

]]> Comment on yahoo maps service backend fetch error 403 by Matthew http://techdruid.com/2011/09/20/yahoo-maps-service-backend-fetch-errror-403/#comment-2 Matthew Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:14:27 +0000 http://techdruid.com/?p=160#comment-2 We're seeing this issue too. No changes have been made to our site and all of a sudden the Yahoo service is returning this error. We’re seeing this issue too. No changes have been made to our site and all of a sudden the Yahoo service is returning this error.

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