On Jul 24, 6:59 pm, The Blaster <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is there some sort of address validation with the Google api that will > help me get more accurate positions ?
The Maps geocoder is different from the API geocoder. All geocoders guess; some guess better than others. "Address validation" could be performed with the API if you can parse the output of the geocoder. For example, http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/geo?q=27+Tweedie+Road+Bromley+UK&output=xml -- the real street name is "Tweedy Road" and it makes a good guess. If you mean *human* address validation, then yes but you need to write it yourself like John has at http://maps.huge.info/pinpointaddress.htm: the API guesses the location and you can move the marker to get it spot-on. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
