It depends on where you are looking. Here in Europe, house numbers are frequently missing outside builtup areas. In the middle and far east, house numbers are rare, and practically non-existent in the eastern block. This is understandable and due to the quality of the underlying data, not the geocoder itself. I don't think the data quality is sufficient for what you are trying to achieve.
On Oct 12, 10:03 am, Niek <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am looking for a certain solution in the Google Maps JavaScript API > v3, but can't figure out how to do it. > > Situation is as follows: I want the full address (well, I only need > the zipcode and house number) of the address nearest to the point > someone clicked on. > > I made a click event, catching the click, placing a pointer, getting > the coordinates and ask the Geocoder for an address. But: The geocoder > can't always give me a full address (that means: no house number). > Problem is that I really need a valid address for the service I am > setting up (only zipcode + number, but combination must be valid), and > the Geocoder won't always give me that. > > I saw something about a "search area" (don't know the correct term) > where you can specify in what 'range' there is searched by the > Geocoder, but I am not sure if that will work. > A point clicked very near a street won't always give a result, so I > guess expanding the search area won't always give a result either. > > About priority: > A valid address is more important as the nearest address. I really > need a valid address. If the actual distance is slightly off, that > will be no problem. > > Any thoughts? > > Cheers, > Niek. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" 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-js-api-v3?hl=en.
