Apologies, 51.5399953,-0.1504003 does indeed relate to the correct address, I must have got mixed up when checking it.
It's still pretty weird behaviour to substitute '65 Gloucester Street' in results when you ask for '65 Gloucester Avenue', and the latter address does exist. On May 11, 12:48 pm, Andrew Leach <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 11, 12:06 pm, anentropic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Well, if I also append the postcode to the end of the address then I > > can retrieve the correct address as the first > > result:http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/api/geocode/json?address=65%20Glouceste... > > > ...however the lat/lng does not relate to that address - if I place > > that lat/lng on a map it appears to be giving me Gloucester Street > > again!!! > > I get 51.5399953,-0.1504003 from the geocoder using the postal > district, which does relate to that address. > > The Maps geocoder is not the same as the API geocoder: they usually > give the same results, but sometimes they don't. It's always best to > give as much detail for the address as possible -- not units *within* > a building, but a street number and postal district, if not a postcode > sector. > > If you don't like Google's service, there are others available. > > -- > 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 > athttp://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.
