On Jul 16, 10:21 am, bartje545 <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
> Is it possible to use company names in the direction API?

No.

>
> For example, when I go to maps.google.com, and then search for 'Kamer
> van Koophandel Groningen', it will find the address of that company.
> But when 
> using:http://maps.google.com/maps/api/directions/xml?origin=Heiligerlee&des...
> it don't work, just the city Groningen is the destination.

maps.google.com uses a different geocoder:
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html#geocoder_differences

It also uses local search results (which would include company names).

  -- Larry

>
> Thank you,
> Bart

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