Plak is a new service that has just launched for South Africans trying to locate places of interest.
And I quote:
Plak is 100% free of charge. It is a Google Maps Web application for South Africans to locate places of interest (Hopefully it’ll also become a useful resource for tourists planing trips to South Africa). It also allows those who are logged in, to place Plaks on the map of South Africa.
“Plak” is an Afrikaans word and it means to stick or to squat (My Afrikaans isn’t very good, so please forgive me if I got the translations wrong).
Also, especially for those South Africans with a sense of humour, the word “Plak” rhymes with the word… ermmm… “Kak.”
Now you never know how quickly technology might progress and what sort of support Google will roll out for Maps but right now, as Plak states, Google “doesn’t contain very comprehensive information for South Africa. Unfortunately it is also true that Google Maps doesn’t support Geocoding for South Africa. However, it is true that Google are constantly upgrading and expanding their Maps service. So hopefully, given some time, things will improve.”
There is a Plak Blog so head over there for more information about the service.
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