> Is there an Maps API which allows me to find features in the proximity > of an lat/lon coordinate? > I would like to receive data (xml or so) instead of map tiles! Is that > a possibility?
That sounds like a job for the Google AJAX Search API, but would depend on what you wanted to do with the data. > Currently I use GeoNames, but it has no notion of streetnames in my > country, so thats why I'd like to ask google for a nearby streetname. But that doesn't - there is a difference between getting a streetname and getting nearby features. For the streetnames, you do need a reverse geocoder but Geonames and Google are not the only ones. http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API/web/resources-non-google-geocoders --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
