The TRAVELERSAPI ...

Since many years I'm planning my own Travelers API ... containg the following collection of data:

• Geo Database with apx. 6 Million geocoded places worldwide organized by Countries, States & Administrative Divisions (Source: NASA)

• Electronic fact pages with all important facts about apx. 220 countries worldwide with ISO Country Codes (Source: CIA)

• US State, County, City & Town Database with apx. 50.000 geocoded US ZIP Codes (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)

• Germany State, City, Village and Streets Database with apx. 120.000 ZIP Codes and 250.000 Streets (Source: Collected on the Internet)

• Restaurant Database with apx. 250.000 restaurants worldwide with ZIP Codes and nearest Airport Code (Source: CHEFMOZ.ORG)

• Airport Database with apx. 20.000 airports worldwide with 3-4 digit Airport Codes (Source: Collected on the Internet)

• Hotel Database with apx. 50.000 hotels worldwide with ZIP Codes (Source: IAN.COM)

• Product Database with apx 3.500 tours, events and attractions (Source: VIATOR.COM)

• Content Data files with 1.8 gigabyte of all imaginable contents worldwide (Source: DMOZ.ORG)

• Product Database with apx. 1.200 working platforms (Source: LIFTPROFI.DE)

• Product Database with apx. 28.000 different goods to sell (Source: TRADEDOUBLER.COM)

• Basic Language Database with apx. 500 translations in 10 languages (Source: Collected on the Internet)

• Affiliate relations or partnerships with apx. 500 enterprises worldwide on all kinds of products in multiple languages

• Partner access to ZIP based Weather Services (US Local)

Would anyone like to join me on that project? Please don't hesitate to contact me!

How to Convert C# Code to VB.NET

In my personal blog at www.blogger.com I've published a link to an utility that in my opinion is most important for VB.NET developers. How many times have you found the right sample? ... but it was written in C# ... and you are a VB.NET GURU but just and only a simple C# user ... well, this website provides a translation utility: DeveloperFusion

Integrating MapPoint in your .NET applications

Today I'd like to introduce you to an astonishing C# article at The Code Project. The author Chayan programmed a sample application that's worth testing and talking about! The MapPoint technology by Microsoft provides a programmable web service, used by enterprises and independent software developers to integrate location-based services such as maps, driving directions and proximity searches into software applications and business processes. Feel free to download the source code of the "MapPoint Project" and leverage the code sequences in your .NET applications. In addition you may download the MapPoint SDK! Please don't forget to apply for a "Trial Developer Key" at the Microsoft Site before using that sample! By the way, this sblog is about VB.NET codes, so I'll translate the most important code sequences from C#.NET to VB.NET soon!