Localized geocoding options in iOS 6

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With iOS 6 can we still use Google's API to geocode addresses? I vaguely recall that Google's licensing requires the results to be displayed on Google maps, which is obviously not possible in iOS 6.

I have found the built in CLGeocoder to be hit & miss, often not returning results for the simplest of searches.

Another thing I'm looking for is geocoding / reverse geocoding with results in the local language. Is this possible with CLGeocoder?

I was under the impression the results could be used provided you credited the use of the Google service with a logo or some such? — Chris, Oct 22 '12 at 08:11

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 22 '12 at 04:40

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You are correct that the Google API for geocoding requires results to be displayed on a Google map.

CLGeocoder result quality hopefully will improve rapidly now that users are giving Apple feedback for maps.

answered Oct 22 '12 at 04:40

Kendall Helmstetter Gelner

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Yeah I thought so. That is something I can live with, however I do require localized geocoding, do you happen to know if this is possible? – redshift5 Oct 22 '12 at 04:48
I am not sure, but you might look around for third parties that can supply more accurate data for a fee... – Kendall Helmstetter Gelner Oct 22 '12 at 06:00

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 22 '12 at 07:39

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You can try to display the Goolge Maps as an overlay. Here an example from github

https://github.com/mladjan/GoogleMapsOverlayiOS

answered Oct 22 '12 at 07:39

usergio2

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Interesting... I can't believe this is approved by Apple but I'll take a look at this. – redshift5 Oct 22 '12 at 22:26

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