> Btw: I noticed that google maps search results also changes > mcdonalds houston > to > mcdonalds near Houston, TX > > The geocoding api still returns the result for Houston, TX, USA, even > without the in or near preposition.
The geocoder used with the API is just that ; a geocoder, that does its best to translate addresses (or fragments of things it thinks might be addresses) into geographic locastions. Google maps uses business search, which will be where the mcdonalds result comes from (mcdonalds is after all, not an address) You might be interested in ways to use the business search tools with the API - http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/services.html#LocalSearch http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxsearch/local.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
