On Dec 10, 8:16 pm, jazcam <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. I have an interesting situation. I have just published a map on > my company's website: http://www.asbsworksite.com/html/geomaps.html > > The question concerns the discrepancy between the map displayed on the > site opposed to the same address keyed in at maps.google.com.
If I put "5416 Madison 6200, Huntsville, AR" in google maps, I get the same result as the geocoder. > > The map on the consumer-facing website is much more accurate than the > one on the ASBS site, by about 8 miles. Neither is perfect, but I > have read and understand the limitations of geoCoding. > > I get the same results in IE8, Chrome, and Firefox (all the latest > versions). Also, this machine has WinXP with all the latest service > packs and updates. > > By the way, I am very new to this, coming from a background in Lotus > Script and VB6. I managed to put together a patchwork of trial and > error code, and snippets from the google samples to get it to work to > this point. > > Any ideas? Thanks. That address returns 3 results in the geocoder: http://www.geocodezip.com/example_geo2.asp?addr1=5416%20Madison%206200,%20Huntsville,%20AR&geocode=1 Found 3 results [ 0 ]: 5416 Madison 2400, Huntsville, AR 72740, USA (36.0844313, -93.6121603) [ 1 ]: 5416 Madison 1500, Huntsville, AR 72740, USA (36.1391649, -93.6175703) [ 2 ]: Madison 6200, Huntsville, AR 72740, USA (36.021839, -93.7507934) Another thing you might want to read is the FAQ: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html#geocoder_differences -- Larry -- 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.
