Using google.co.uk automatically adds a UK country bias. It gives the same result as calling
http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?q=SK7%203HZ,UK&output=csv&sensor=false&ke y=my_map_key Method 2 allows Google to use the full postcode, since the Royal Mail will sell them a licence to do so on their own web pages, but refuse to sell then a universal licence to redistribute that service. The redistributable geocoding service is only permitted to geocode the outcode "SK7", but the database doesn't contain a single location called "SK7" it contains six locations "SK7 1", "SK7 2", "SK7 3", "SK7 4", "SK7 5" and "SK7 6". Which one of these you get when it tries to geocode "SK7" is arbitrary. As it happens, when you geocode with the UK bias you get "SK7 4" and when you geocode without the UK bias you get "SK7 2". The licence doesn't allow the Google geocoder to look at the "3" part of the incode to return you the "SK7 3" match. The bottom line is to always obtain the street address when geocoding UK locations. http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?q=Zurich%20Gardens,SK7&output=csv&sensor= false&key=my_map_key -- Mike Williams http://econym.org.uk/gmap -- 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.
