Location Databases

[mikeblas]

I'm doing a database project and I'd like to find some realistic sample data.

I'd like to find complete lists of locations for fast food joints: McDonald's, Wendy's, Subway, Burger King, whatever. Or chain stores: WalMart, Home Depot, and so on. Heck, even gas stations by brand, or convenience stores.

Most of these companies have search apps on their websites which will list some of the locations near me... but I can't even find one database including all locations.

Does anyone know where I might find information on the web in an easily downloadable form?

 

[Wiseguy2001]

If you find a database like that cna you send me a copy?

Also information on places that deliver would be great!

I theres anything like that floating around the web thats free though?

 

[mikeblas]

I can't find anything. I'm going to have to write code, I think, that repeatedly visits the "Find the nearest Store" page, requests each ZIP Code, scrapes the results, and then combines the results while eliminating the duplicates.

 

[shaine]

I can't find anything. I'm going to have to write code, I think, that repeatedly visits the "Find the nearest Store" page, requests each ZIP Code, scrapes the results, and then combines the results while eliminating the duplicates.

If you do this, share please.
Also.. Don't do it to fast, they probably wouldn't like that.. there is alot of zip codes after all.