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nestoria.co.uk is a  UK real estate search engine  by Lokku Ltd.  We have an API . Lokku Labs showcases interesting ways to use/search/explore/mix real estate data. E.g. web2.0  mashups , games, graphs
Search is fine when you know what you want What if I don’t know?
I work near Oxford Circus I don't want to spend more than 30min on the underground I can afford a 2 bedroom apartment for £300/week ... now tell me ... where-can-I-live.com http://flickr.com/photos/endlisnis/458894421/ 200 hours per year packed in a train?
 
We started with  OpenStreetMap  and Google's  terrain view  as an alternative. We switched to a customised  CloudMade Map  style because: - most views are on city-level  (30x30km)‏ - we don't need car navigation  (street numbers, exit numbers, titles)‏ - we wanted to use less bright colours - we wanted the map colours to fit the overall website style - we have an underground-lines overlay
Google Maps, zoom 10
CloudMade style “WCIL3”, zoom 10
 
What's next? - cycling, walking times (CloudMade Routing API)‏ - 320 more London Overground stations, train interchange - Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Berlin...

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  • 2. nestoria.co.uk is a UK real estate search engine by Lokku Ltd. We have an API . Lokku Labs showcases interesting ways to use/search/explore/mix real estate data. E.g. web2.0 mashups , games, graphs
  • 3. Search is fine when you know what you want What if I don’t know?
  • 4. I work near Oxford Circus I don't want to spend more than 30min on the underground I can afford a 2 bedroom apartment for £300/week ... now tell me ... where-can-I-live.com http://flickr.com/photos/endlisnis/458894421/ 200 hours per year packed in a train?
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  • 6. We started with OpenStreetMap and Google's terrain view as an alternative. We switched to a customised CloudMade Map style because: - most views are on city-level (30x30km)‏ - we don't need car navigation (street numbers, exit numbers, titles)‏ - we wanted to use less bright colours - we wanted the map colours to fit the overall website style - we have an underground-lines overlay
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  • 10. What's next? - cycling, walking times (CloudMade Routing API)‏ - 320 more London Overground stations, train interchange - Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Berlin...