On Aug 2, 7:56 am, stokeite <[email protected]> wrote: > I have discovered every business with a map in Stoke is losing > enquiries. Certain obvious and key search terms such as 'hairdressers > stoke,' or even 'hairdressers stoke on trent staffs' exclude > registered maps. Instead they point to a small hamlet in Cheshire > called 'Stoke'
These queries aren't geocoder queries, they are Local Search queries. Local Search has its own group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-AJAX-Search-API/ The API geocoder finds the village called Stoke if you ask for "Stoke" and the city called Stoke-on-Trent if you ask for that. However, the Google Maps geocoder doesn't. Asking for "Stoke on Trent" returns Stoke (the village). That's a fault, and the Local Search issue is related to it, because the geocoder is returning the wrong location. This article may be relevant: http://maps.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=98014 Unfortunately, because the API geocoder is working properly, there's not much point in raising an issue for the API. Raising an issue with maps.google.com's geocoder is far more difficult, and posting in the Search group at the above link may be the best course of action. -- 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.
