Always specify the key - without it you are actully utalizing the geocoder of Google Maps - rather than the API. And there are no ToU that allow you to do that.
(I just left the key out for bevity as I thought you had) and you need gl=GB, not uk :) (its a country code, not top level domain) On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 10:38 AM, Mark McLaren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Okay, that last URL didn't illustrate my problem correctly, I am now > very confused! > > http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?output=json&oe=utf-8&q=bs8%201th&gl=uk > > is actually more accurate than > > http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?output=json&oe=utf-8&q=bs8%201th&gl=uk&key=AAAA&callback=callback > > the above URLs are the same but for the key and callback parameters. > > Mark > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 10:30 AM, Mark McLaren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Ouch! My problem now is the "uk" centric geocoder only replies with a >> single post code location which is very inaccurate (again!!). >> >> http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?output=json&oe=utf-8&q=bs8%201th&gl=uk >> > > -- > "Paradoxically, the more time saving abstractions you are using the > more you actually have to know." - Simon Willison > > > > -- Barry - www.nearby.org.uk - www.geograph.org.uk - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
