Market Research - Optimax and Autoroute

[petes]

Oh no, not Optimax again.

I was thinking of putting together a Microsoft Autoroute map complete with the locations of all Optimax petrol stations.

would this be of interest to anyone and, if so, which version of Autoroute are you using?

Ill probably make the data available in other formats too.

 

[ChavyBoy]

Would be nice. I am using Autoroute 2001 (08.00.12.1001). I also have Version 2002 as well.

 

[VX-Tony]

I thought this would be great when Ive been planning journeys. I use 2002 BTW.

 

[Ian P]

Nice one, this would be handy. Im using 2001 08.00.15.1001

 

[petes]

Any other takers (he says in an attempt to push the topic back up the board

 

[Liam]

all the sites are on the shell website too.

 

[petes]

I know - Ive emailed them asking for the data - will save me a lot of time.

 

[petes]

Well, the first 230-odd are done. You can download the data in Autoroute 2002 (and 2002 I hope) format <a target="_blank" href="http://www.goldseal-solutions.co.uk/cliosport/" target="_blank">here.

Ill work through the rest as and when I have time. Hopefully Ill also have available an Excel version (complete with multimap.com links).

 

[GavWright]

Cheers Mate - thats brill!
Only trouble is, 18 locations wouldnt translate into Autoroute 2002 - whether thats because the postcodes "dont exist" in 2002 or the data is transposed or whatever, I cannot say.
Anyway - great stuff! Looking forward to the rest (esp Yorkshire, Scotland...).
Gav

 

[petes]

I think its a postcode problem. I think I might have to do some using Lat/Long co-ordinates (a right pain).

 

[ChavyBoy]

You say there are other locations cause I have one location up the road from me so I hope that is one covered in the next installment Good work BTW.

 

[VX-Tony]

Thats great !
Like CB, my local one is missing too

You have much more patience than I have mate.

 

[petes]

OK, give us your request - which areas do you want me to do next?

Patience is the word - Ive just gone through every Sky channel and found sod all to watch, so its either this or do some fee-earning work

 

[GavWright]

Yorkshire, please!
Cheers

 

[petes]

Yorkshire done 31st August.

for the benefit of those going to the Midlands meet, all the stations within 25 miles of Tamworth have been added today.

Reminder - get the file <a target="_blank" href="http://www.goldseal-solutions.co.uk/cliosport/here