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Google Maps geocoder adds support for UK

Good news for the Brits: UK Geocoding Now Available in the Maps API. This means that the Google geocoder in Graticule should now work in the UK. I’m interested to hear how well it works from anyone using it.

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Code: api, geocoding, google, graticule Jul 07, 2007 ● 5 comments

5 comments

  1. Been playing with it quickly on my lunch break and it seems fairly solid so far. Had attempted to integrate a_a_g and graticule into a project i’m working on last week and gave up due to the lack of a good, free geocoding service – the timing with this couldn’t have been better!

    Cameron Cameron July 09, 2007 at 08:21 AM

  2. I really want to know whether its permitted to use the API to get a long/lat position from a UK postcode on a website registration form. In the terms and conditions it says something about batch processing… but is this something different? thank!

    Anthony Smith Anthony Smith September 05, 2007 at 09:38 AM

  3. Anthony: I can’t say for certain, but doing a lookup as users access your site shouldn’t be considered “batch processing” and within the terms and conditions.

    Brandon Brandon September 05, 2007 at 03:47 PM

  4. hi im trying to find an example of the UK geocoder for part of my final year project…..nothing seems to be coming up, has anyone got any links to some source code? thanks!!

    chris chris May 21, 2009 at 07:03 AM

  5. chris,

    You don’t need to do anything special for the UK. Just use the Google geocoder.

    geocoder = Graticule.service(:google).new API_KEY
location = geocoder.locate :street => "…", :locality => "London", :country => "GB"
    Brandon Brandon May 21, 2009 at 08:40 AM

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