Download the open-source Mobilemaps! (For license terms see the GNU GPL).

We're calling Mobilemaps a nearby engine but it has also been called a "local web search", a "location search engine", a "geovisual search", and a "map search". It offers the unique ability to find anything, such as Web page information, that is physically near a searcher's specified location, and present it on a map. It also offers new revenue from geo-targeted NearbyAds.

Frequently Asked Questions on how to run your own Mobilemaps can be found here.

Mobilemaps comes in three parts - a unique nearby engine packaged as "lbs", a geo-enabled Web spider/crawler packaged as "spider", and a helpful set of geographically located place-names packaged as "placenames".

Choose your platform:

1. Linux/Unix/MacOS X
2. Windows
3. CVS (source code, under version control)
4. Old Versions

1. Linux/Unix/MacOS X


Download the following three files:
(a) Download spider_1_05.tar.gz (125K)
(b) Download lbs_1_20.tar.gz (1.3M)
(c) Download placenames.tar.gz (2.1M)

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Installation instructions:
(a) Move spider.tar.gz into a directory of your choice (such as /usr/local/spider), then on the command prompt enter:

$ gzip -d spider*.tar.gz
$ tar -xvf spider*.tar

The directory "spider" is created.

Now follow the instructions in the spider installation document.

(b) Move lbs.tar.gz into the /cgi-bin directory of your Web server, then on the command prompt enter:

$ gzip -d lbs*.tar.gz
$ tar -xvf lbs*.tar

The directory "lbs" is created.

Now follow the instructions in installation documents for lbs, sox, mapserver, and the geo-data.

If you would like assistance with the installation process, we offer the following technical-support services. There is also an open software support forum.



2. Windows


Download the following three files:
(a) Download spider_1_05.zip (132K)
(b) Download lbs_1_20.zip (1.35M)
(c) Download placenames.zip (2.1M)

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Installation instructions:
(a) Move spider.zip to a directory of your choice (such as c:\spider) and extract its files with an unzip package such as Winzip.

Now follow the instructions in the spider installation document.

(b) Move mobilemaps.zip to the \cgi-bin directory of your Web server and extract its files with an unzip package such as Winzip.

Now follow the instructions in installation documents for lbs, sox, mapserver, and the geo-data.

If you would like assistance with the installation process, we offer the following technical-support services. There is also an open software support forum.



3. CVS (source code, under version control)

Installation instructions:
(a) Install Mobilemaps Spider. Move to a directory of your choice (such as /usr/local/spider) and enter:

$ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@mobilemaps.com:/home/cvs login
CVS password:
anonymous [enter]
$ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@mobilemaps.com:/home/cvs co spider

Now follow the instructions in the spider installation document.

Later, when you want to update your source to the latest version, move into the /spider directory and enter:

$ cvs update -d -P

(b) Install Mobilemaps nearby engine. Move to the cgi-bin directory of your Web server and enter:

$ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@mobilemaps.com:/home/cvs co lbs

Now follow the instructions in installation documents for lbs, sox, mapserver, and the geo-data.

(c)Additionally, download the appropriate placenames file: placenames.txt.gz or placenames.zip

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Later, when you want to update your source to the latest version, move into the /cgi-bin/lbs directory and enter:

$ cvs update -d -P

Please see the CVS home page for more information about using cvs.

If you would like assistance with the installation process, we offer the following technical-support services. There is also an open software support forum.



4. Old Versions

Old versions (as well as the most recent versions) can be found here.

Thanks Sourceforge, for hosting Mobilemaps downloads & development!