Google's Geocoder returns wrong country, ignoring the region hint

Question

I\'m using Google\'s Geocoder to find lat lng coordinates for a given address.

    var geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
    geocoder.geocode(
    {
            


        

Answer 1

I have Created Border All Around Uk and check if my Lat and Lng are in the Range. For 3 k addresses I have around 10 up to 20 addresses in US. I just Ignore them(I can do that in my case) I use lat and lng for creating multi markers on static map with auto zoom. I will share my Solution maybe this will be help for someone. Also I'm Happy to hear different Solutions for my case.

    private static string ReturnLatandLng(string GeocodeApiKey, string address)
    {
        string latlng = "";

        Geocoder geocoder = new Geocoder(GeocodeApiKey);

        var locations = geocoder.Geocode(address);

        foreach (var item in locations)
        {

            double longitude = item.LatLng.Longitude;
            double latitude = item.LatLng.Latitude;
            double borderSouthLatitude = 49.895878;
            double borderNorthLatitude = 62.000000;
            double borderWestLongitude = -8.207676;
            double borderEastLongitude = 2.000000;

            //Check If Geocoded Address is inside of the UK
            if (( (borderWestLongitude < longitude) && (longitude < borderEastLongitude) ) && ( (borderSouthLatitude < latitude) && (latitude < borderNorthLatitude) ) )
            {
                latlng = item.LatLng.ToString();
            }
            else
            {
                latlng = "";
                Console.WriteLine("GEOCODED ADDRESS IS NOT LOCATED IN UK ADDRESSES LIST. DELETING MARKER FROM MAP.....");
            }
        }
        return latlng;
    }