Just my opinion. 1. I'm using google maps, if my quota for the day of geocoding is used up, the other geocode service can be served as backup ( http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/phpsqlgeocode.html).
2. not all map service provider covers every area, some might have better coverage on certain part compare with other provider, so if the result from a primary service provider isn't good enough, such as just returning the county or state information, the other result might be used as a reference. There may be a few more usage out there such as not being tied up to a single map provider and such, i was hoping to find some code posted on stevemorse.org, can't find it thou, ah well, at least know i know its possible to do reverse geocode with the mentioned map provider. In anycase, I believe sharing of information is good, you never know who might need it :) happy coding. On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Marcelo <[email protected]> wrote: > On Feb 27, 9:17 am, Infinitus 8 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I don't know, I'm just a few days working with maps, but I'm happy > > with google geocode service, > > Then back to my original question: Why would you need 5 different > results? > You only need one that matches the tiles that your map is using. > > -- > Marcelo - http://maps.forum.nu > -- > > > > > > > I tried differents address, here in New > > Jersey/USA, New York/USA, Connecticut/USA, and in Rio de Janeiro/ > > Brazil, all gave me accurate point. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > By the way: The term Geocoding generally refers to translating a > human- > > > > readable address into a point on the map. The process of doing the > > > > converse, translating a point into a human-readable address, is known > > > > as reverse geocoding. > > > > > > And don't forget: Be humble to learn and teach, mainly to learn.- > Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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]<google-maps-api%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en. > > -- 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.
