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Geocoding is a method to assign spatial coordinates - like longitude and latitude on the Earth's surface - to a data record or object which represents an address or other geographic data.

Geocoding is a method to assign spatial coordinates - like longitude and latitude on the Earth's surface - to a data record or object which represents an address or other geographic data.

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Geocoding with R and Googlemaps API

I use R regularly for statistical analysis but am slowly trying to move to GIS and Spatial visualization with R. I am trying replicate the geocoding code available at…
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How can I find users near the current user's location using Parse?

My app needs to find the user's current location, which I have done. Then it needs to find other users that are near the current user's location. I am using Parse for this. So far this is what I have to get the user's current location and it is…
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Google GeoCoding API multiple search results

Currently I am using the following URL to get the addresses and coordinates of a search string in my app. https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=
&sensor=false The URL returns multiple results only when the string is…
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Did Yahoo recently discontinue one of their geo web services?

I was using a Yahoo web service to resolve zip codes to geo information. An example url is http://where.yahooapis.com/geocode?q=35060,mx where 35060 is the area code and mx is the country. I am now receiving 404s when I do this. Did this service…
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Convert Eastings/ Northings to Longitude/ Latitude?

I have a database of postcodes with Eastings/ Northings, is there a php script that can convert these values so I can use them on google maps? Can I loop through the database and change each value? Many thanks
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Google Maps API + Android Location Data

For people who may already be doing this what is a good way to match a users location to a building or area using Google Maps? As in does the Google Maps API have a way to call up building locations/names which Google has already tagged so I don't…
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Restrict geocoder to country

How to restrict a country using the geocoder?. I used this code, trying to just look at U.S., but it returns results from Italy and other countries. Geocoder geocoder = new Geocoder (getActivity(), Locale.US); I have search, but i didn't found…
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Android geocoder inaccurate, but only for MY package name

I have an app that is quite dependent on reverse geocoding results using the built-in Geocoding support in Android. However, I've been noticing that the geocoder object returns inaccurate results, which can be off several hundreds of meters/yards.…
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Maps API is not returning correct location (says that it is returning 'Approximate' location)

We are passing a post code to the maps API and google is calculating the lat and lng co-ordinates. However, these are not returning the correct location. If i was to type this post code into the standard google maps webpage (maps.google.com), then…
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turn Google geocode output into map in R

I'm afraid I'm having some trouble doing what should be relatively easy. I'm trying to effectively duplicate the ggplot map from this question World Map - Plotting Circles, size of circle relevant to No of using output from the Google geocode API. I…
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ipinfodb lookup returns countryCode 'RD'

I am calling ipinfodb via JS. Recently I have had around 5-6 responses (from around 600) that specify the countryCode as 'RD'. 'RD' isn't a ccTLD and I cannot find any reason for this to be returned. Has anybody had a similar issue and did you…
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javascript google maps Geocoder caller function ends up before callee function

I work on geocoder on javascript. I have a function named codeAddress which takes address and gives coordinates correctly. However when i call this function in another function i can't get correct results because caller function ends up before…
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How to use API key for google geocode requests (v3 javascript API)

I keep getting access denied when using my api key for geocode requests. it works fine without the key but limits me to 2500/day. Here's a sample lookup im…
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Google Maps Geocode API, how to access with your API Key?

According to Google Map's Geocode API documentation: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/index#GeocodingRequests you can simply make a call to the geocode request address like…
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Solr as a Geocoder

I am using SOLR for my search server. I wondered if it is possible to or advisable to use it for geocoding. I was going to use it for postcodes, cities and towns. I hope to have a structure like this: Name: London Long/Lat: 1.1/-1.2 Country:…
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