On May 11, 11:50 am, Rohit <[email protected]> wrote: > But How crazy is this... I cannot find a start bucks in Toronto using > the Google maps API : Here is the direct XML response from a query > for "Starbucks Toronto" using Maps API > > http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?key=abcdefg&output=xml&q=starbucks+to...
It's not crazy at all. The API doesn't have a business locations database. Your sample link is for the Geocoder. Give it an address and it will give you a latitude/longitude, and viceversa. It has nothing to do with searching businesses. -- Marcelo - http://maps.forum.nu -- > > and If I were to search for "Starbucks Toronto" inhttp://maps.google.com, > Im able to get plenty of results. I'm sure Google can at least do > something about this... ! How do i get them to do it ? > > This puts my whole project in jeopardy, when I cant get results for a > simple Starbucks coffee in Toronto, Im confused how I should solve > this ! I'm working on an establishment search for Toronto, Canada. > > Now,... How am I to contribute placements to the "Google Maps API" > database... I mean, I need users to see where Starbucks is if they > search for Starbucks... Is there a way I can contribute to the Google > Maps API location database ?.. or something that will help my > situation. I feel Google is being really unfair, or maybe i haven't > figured it out. Any help or thoughts would do some good here ! > > rohit --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
