Hi Andrew, Thanks for the quick help!
It appears that it sniffs the referrer (hence why clicking on it doesn't work). Try copy and pasting it directly in your address bar and it will work (since there's no referrer so for backwards compatibility it's forced to trust the request). So what you're saying is, the API doesn't allow for such precise geocoding? Which would explain why the Google one does. If I do NR9 3E it works fine (eg. dropping the last letter). Lewis. On Sep 4, 4:33 pm, "warden [Andrew Leach - Maps API Guru]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sep 4, 4:18 pm, Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Using the geocode service, we've been getting some odd results. For > > Norwich, UK, most postcodes provide invalid results when using a key. > > I think you've found a hole, so I wouldn't shout about it too loudly. > On the other hand, because it's a hole, you need to be prepared for it > to be plugged. > > The API doesn't geocode postcodes (it only goes as far as sector > centroids). The HTTP geocoder, which should be used with a key, > provides the same results (as you've found). It's an abuse of the > system not to use a key. Using no key is the way which it's used on > Google's own domains, which at the moment do geocode the entire > postcode. Pamela has indicated that this behaviour is planned to > change because of Royal Mail licensing issues -- and probably the fact > that it's not only Google who can use their full-code data. > > I get a 610 error with your second (non-key) link, which would > indicate that you are using that link within a script hosted by Google > (in googlepages, perhaps?) for it to work. > > Andrew --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
