http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?q=Lake+District&output=xml
Returns <kml> - <Response> <name>Lake District</name> - <Status> <code>200</code> <request>geocode</request> </Status> - <Placemark id="p1"> <address>The Lake District, Cumbria, UK</address> - <AddressDetails Accuracy="9"> <AddressLine>The Lake District</AddressLine> </AddressDetails> - <ExtendedData> <LatLonBox north="54.7032285" south="54.2885045" east="-2.5282818" west="-3.5527570"/> </ExtendedData> - <Point> <coordinates>-3.0405194,54.4963925,0</coordinates> </Point> </Placemark> - <Placemark id="p2"> <address>Lake, Wundwin, Myanmar</address> - <AddressDetails Accuracy="4"> - <Country> <CountryNameCode>MM</CountryNameCode> <CountryName>Myanmar</CountryName> - <AdministrativeArea> <AdministrativeAreaName>Mandalay</AdministrativeAreaName> - <SubAdministrativeArea> <SubAdministrativeAreaName>Meiktila</SubAdministrativeAreaName> - <Locality> <LocalityName>Wundwin</LocalityName> <AddressLine>Lake</AddressLine> </Locality> </SubAdministrativeArea> </AdministrativeArea> </Country> </AddressDetails> - <ExtendedData> <LatLonBox north="20.9836042" south="20.9773090" east="95.9381949" west="95.9318996"/> </ExtendedData> - <Point> <coordinates>95.9350268,20.9808873,0</coordinates> </Point> </Placemark> </Response> </kml> Take the two letters from the right, convert from UK to GBR and process. Or just use the Google Maps Javascript API which returns Lake District/lat,long/GB and convert it to ALPHA-2/3 format for your use. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
