diff --git a/data/%%AD^AD7^AD71B708%%rss.tpl.php b/data/%%AD^AD7^AD71B708%%rss.tpl.php
index dd29a9c..7f66a6b 100644
--- a/data/%%AD^AD7^AD71B708%%rss.tpl.php
+++ b/data/%%AD^AD7^AD71B708%%rss.tpl.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php /* Smarty version 2.6.16, created on 2007-04-09 18:29:17
+<?php /* Smarty version 2.6.16, created on 2007-04-09 18:50:08
          compiled from rss.tpl */ ?>
 <?php echo '<?xml'; ?>
  version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"<?php echo '?>'; ?>
diff --git a/docs/api.php b/docs/api.php
index 21f937c..690d287 100644
--- a/docs/api.php
+++ b/docs/api.php
@@ -107,6 +107,18 @@ class api {
             			$this->applications = Applications::query_area($bottom_left_xy->easting, $bottom_left_xy->northing, $top_right_xy->easting, $top_right_xy->northing);
                     }
                 break;
+                case "areaos":
+                    //validation
+                    if(!isset($_GET['bottom_left_easting']) || !isset($_GET['bottom_left_northing']) || !isset($_GET['top_right_easting']) || !isset($_GET['top_right_northing'])){
+                        array_push($this->warnings, "Bounding box was not specified");
+                    }
+
+                    //all good, get the data
+                    if(sizeof($this->warnings) == 0){
+            			$this->applications = Applications::query_area($_GET['bottom_left_easting'], $_GET['bottom_left_northing'], $_GET['top_right_easting'], $_GET['top_right_easting']);
+                    }
+                break;
+                
             default:
                 $this->warnings = "No call type specified";
         }
diff --git a/docs/include/application.php b/docs/include/application.php
index 2101a27..0bc3b60 100644
--- a/docs/include/application.php
+++ b/docs/include/application.php
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ class Applications{
 	
 	//by area
 	function query_area($x1,$y1,$x2,$y2) {
+
 		$db = DB::connect(DB_CONNECTION_STRING);
 		$sql = "select council_reference, address, postcode, description, info_url, comment_url, map_url, x, y, date_recieved, full_name
 					from application 
diff --git a/docs/templates/apihowto.tpl b/docs/templates/apihowto.tpl
index dc486ea..951c7db 100644
--- a/docs/templates/apihowto.tpl
+++ b/docs/templates/apihowto.tpl
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
     	http://www.planningalerts.com/api.php?<strong>call</strong>=area<br/>&<strong>bottom_left_lat</strong>=[some latitude]&<strong>bottom_left_lng</strong>=[some longitude]&<strong>top_right_lat</strong>=[some latitude]&<strong>top_right_lng</strong>=[some longitude]
     	</code>
     	<p class="apiexamples">
-    	    <a href="http://www.planningalerts.com/api.php?lat=51.52277&lng=-0.067281&area_size=l">view example</a>
-    	    <a href="http://www.planningalerts.com/api.php?lat=51.52277&lng=-0.067281&area_size=l">view on a map</a>
+    	    <a href="http://www.planningalerts.com/api.php?call=area&bottom_left_lat=51.52277&bottom_left_lng=-0.067281&top_right_lat=52.52277&top_right_lng=15">view example</a>
+    	    <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=http://www.planningalerts.com/api.php%3Fcall%3Darea%26bottom_left_lat%3D51.52277%26bottom_left_lng%3D-0.067281%26top_right_lat%3D52.52277%26top_right_lng%3D15&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=8&om=1">view on a map</a>
         </p>
     </div>