On Jul 24, 3:25 pm, BobRoyAce <[email protected]> wrote: > > Let's say that I have a set of 300 addresses, some of which may have > all address fields, some of which may be missing Zip Code, or > something else. Is there a way that I can utilize Google Maps, from my > WinForms application, to attempt to geocode these 300 addresses?
Well, HTTP geocoding is available, so your VB app could issue a request like http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?q=main+st+toronto&output=xml&key=KEY (you should use a key) and then parse the result. Do take note of the Terms of Service. To use Google's geocoding, your app must be freely available to anyone who wants it; it must plot the results on a Google map; and it must not make bulk downloads of data possible. There are also restrictions on the rate of geocode requests: 300 addresses might take 5 or 10 minutes to complete, if it doesn't fall foul of the "bulk download" restriction. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
