ClappingTree’s Web 2.0

Noooooooooooo!! I can’t live without Streetdirectory.com! *sob*

oh nooooooooooo.. i’m a direction idiot and streetdirectory.com is my #1 helper! noooo…

Umm, hopefully, StreetDirectory will work out a deal with SLA. And we are still not sure, to what extent the copyright infringement is.

The service is being used by millions of people. So, it is unwise to bring down the site.

Ironical, seeing how streetdirectory.com was suing people for using their maps not too long ago.

Anyway, SLA already provides a free map service. http://www.map.gov.sg/

Of course they do not provide any bus/mrt directions (which can be taken from the sbs website though)

But streetdirectory has been very useful. Hope a solution gets worked out.

But this is so ironical. A few years ago, streetdirectory.com went around sending legal letters to many websites owners who placed an image of the location map from streetdirectory in their websites without paying for the map. That time, owner were made to pay about $10k for infringing streetdirectory.com’s copyright.

Can see some of the original discussion here.

Anyway, can try using http://www.map.gov.sg

Ironic indeed. Would StreetDirectory.com now be required to return the monies it collected from other website owners? Or give it to LTA? And that $10K amount… was it paid by individual owners or collectively?

The payment was by each individual or company who has infringed on streetdirectory.com’s copyright.

LTA wants a piece of the cake. Ready for a spin off after the legal dust settles down. Now, they will know which street is searched most. Also, they will have the final say of what is to be displayed or not.

Thanks to a friend of a friend who forwarded this very useful street finder and related information and instructions:

Now you need not buy expensive GPS Navigational Devices, and you need not have to buy Street Directories to plot your drive in Singapore.

Go to this website : SkyPigeon.com

Type in the address of where you wish to drive “From”.
Type in the address of where you wish to drive “To”.
Click “Get Directions”.
And presto!

On the right, you have a map in colour with your start point flagged Green
and your destination flagged Red.

On the left, you have a detailed route instructions with exact distances and
approximate driving time.

Just like your own GPS.

Print it out and give thanks to Google.

You might want to check this website out: ShowNearby.com. Its deemed to be the replacement of Streetdirectory by industry watchers.

Streetdirectory.com is down, i’m using this for route planning – http://www.eRoutePlanner.com

Jason, eRoutePlanner.com looks like SkyPigeon.com to me. Any difference?

ShowNearby.com looks interesting, with tabs for People, Places and Events.

By the way, thanks to suggestions by pingsters, those looking for bus services can check them up at a Singeo.com.sg site or an SBSTransit site.

According to a Straits Times report on 3 April, Virtual Map shuts down street directory site after losing suit. (Thanks, DK and Lancerlord.)

I truly don’t understand why StreetDirectory.com has to shut down. Why can’t the court ask SLA to work out some partnership or licensing arrangement with StreetDirectory.com?

Finally, just to recap, here’s a list of alternative sites:

• new mapFinder: Service provided by Can.com.sg – does not seem to be working
• eRoutePlanner.com – looks like SkyPigeon.com (see below)
• MAPS: MAPS is an interactive street directory service from SingaporeExpats.com which offers online mapping and travel guide for users planning to get around Singapore.
• maps.yellowpages.com.sg: Still has the familiar “streetdirectory.com” and “Virtual Map” maps.
• SBSTransit.com.sg
• ShowNearby.com – tabs for People, Places and Events
• Singeo.com.sg site – SBS Transit info mashed up with Google Maps via bus stop icons
• SkyPigeon.com – looks like Google Maps for Singapore mashed up with some route linking feature (for more details, read Comment 9)
• StreetMap@Singapore: free service provided by SLA for personal and non commercial use. Can find a location map using address, postal code, road name or the nearest MRT/LRT stations.

I hate this! Really, I just wrote at maps.gov.sg at the LTA site telling them that if they can’t come up with decent services like streetdirectory.com has provided, then don’t even bother doing up a directory site. Don’t know if this gets me in trouble or not!

How am I suppose to know how to travel by bus to a certain place? I am really upset. I can’t even download the map at maps.gov.sg.

Another alternative of streetdirectory is http://singapore-streetmap.com

From what I know, the owner of this website is trying to develop some function that useful to all singaporean. including search by postal code, etc.

check it out

Or just maps.google.com. I know earthsg.com is coming up also.

I think Streetdirectory.com is up again.

Or you can use http://www.streetdb.com as an alternative, and it comes with ERP rates when you mouseover.

It is from the people behind SingaporeExpats.com and AGIS the navigation company.