Comments on: What will MLS data standards do for the consumers? http://www.realcentralva.com/2008/04/28/what-will-mls-data-standards-do-for-the-consumers/ Tracking Charlottesville's Real Estate Market since 2005 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:15:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Policy Maps for today’s real estate consumer | Real Central VA http://www.realcentralva.com/2008/04/28/what-will-mls-data-standards-do-for-the-consumers/comment-page-1/#comment-16138 Policy Maps for today’s real estate consumer | Real Central VA Thu, 22 May 2008 16:05:54 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2008/04/28/what-will-mls-data-standards-do-for-the-consumers/#comment-16138 [...] possibilities for using this data are endless. More data, presented in a usable fashion, especially by MLS’ and sites such as Realtor.com will be valuable - to consumers and [...] [...] possibilities for using this data are endless. More data, presented in a usable fashion, especially by MLS’ and sites such as Realtor.com will be valuable – to consumers and [...]

]]> By: A 30 second review of the new Realtor dot com | Real Central VA http://www.realcentralva.com/2008/04/28/what-will-mls-data-standards-do-for-the-consumers/comment-page-1/#comment-16043 A 30 second review of the new Realtor dot com | Real Central VA Fri, 16 May 2008 16:29:56 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2008/04/28/what-will-mls-data-standards-do-for-the-consumers/#comment-16043 [...] think I like the grid-limiting search. I still want GIS, crime, school, etc, but this is a decent start (as well it should be - Realtor.com has continually redefined the [...] [...] think I like the grid-limiting search. I still want GIS, crime, school, etc, but this is a decent start (as well it should be – Realtor.com has continually redefined the [...]

]]> By: Jim Duncan http://www.realcentralva.com/2008/04/28/what-will-mls-data-standards-do-for-the-consumers/comment-page-1/#comment-15783 Jim Duncan Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:55:14 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2008/04/28/what-will-mls-data-standards-do-for-the-consumers/#comment-15783 Hmmm .... I wonder if there are any GIS experts in Charlottesville looking to try an experiment .... Thanks, Michael (as always) for the comment and insight. Hmmm …. I wonder if there are any GIS experts in Charlottesville looking to try an experiment ….

Thanks, Michael (as always) for the comment and insight.

]]> By: Michael Wurzer http://www.realcentralva.com/2008/04/28/what-will-mls-data-standards-do-for-the-consumers/comment-page-1/#comment-15780 Michael Wurzer Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:34:41 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2008/04/28/what-will-mls-data-standards-do-for-the-consumers/#comment-15780 Jim, the GIS shape files for Albermarle County are <a href='http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=gds&relpage=8815#Schools' rel="nofollow">here</a>. You <a href='http://shp2kml.sourceforge.net/' rel="nofollow">can convert the shape files to KML</a>, but apparently it <a href='<a href='http://www.perrygeo.net/wordpress/?p=56' rel="nofollow">isn't a trivial excercise</a> for non-GIS experts. The guys at SolidEarth also should be able to do this for you. Regarding the mashups you mention, we're working on a My Maps function now for flexmls Web. Regarding the syndication standard, my understanding is that the focus is on the snippet to drive traffic back to the suppler and so the number of fields doesn't need to be high. I believe some of the firms receiving data wanted more and some wanted less to keep it easy for brokers, and the resulting compromise of those firms is the result. Of course, anyone wanting more can ask for the full RETS feed, which has every non-confidential field in the MLS. Jim, the GIS shape files for Albermarle County are here. You can convert the shape files to KML, but apparently it <a href=’isn’t a trivial excercise for non-GIS experts. The guys at SolidEarth also should be able to do this for you.

Regarding the mashups you mention, we’re working on a My Maps function now for flexmls Web.

Regarding the syndication standard, my understanding is that the focus is on the snippet to drive traffic back to the suppler and so the number of fields doesn’t need to be high. I believe some of the firms receiving data wanted more and some wanted less to keep it easy for brokers, and the resulting compromise of those firms is the result. Of course, anyone wanting more can ask for the full RETS feed, which has every non-confidential field in the MLS.

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