geocoding

I was wondering if its possible to geocode something using googlemaps api synchronously so instead of waiting for a callback function to be called, it would wait for a value to be returned. Has anyone found a way to do something like this. P.S.: I'm using version 3 of the api The Geocoder calls your callback function with the value. That's the only way to do it. If it were synchronous, your script would freeze while it waited for the Geocode to process. There really isn't any reason to do it like that. What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Yes, what you are trying to achieve is possible,

I need to filter geocodes for near-ness to a location. For example, I want to filter a list of restaurant geocodes to identify those restaurants within 10 miles of my current location. Can someone point me to a function that will convert a distance into latitude & longitude deltas? For example: class GeoCode(object): """Simple class to store geocode as lat, lng attributes.""" def __init__(self, lat=0, lng=0, tag=None): self.lat = lat self.lng = lng self.tag = None def distance_to_deltas(geocode, max_distance): """Given a geocode and a distance, provides dlat, dlng such that |geocode.lat - dlat

I've looked again and again on the site for this simple question and didn't find an answer I think it is very generic need Let's say that you have two drop down lists One you want to populate with a list of countries, and once you've selected one - to populate the other with a list of it's regions. Is it even possible with Google Places API? Cheers :) Robert Dodd No, it is not possible with Places API. You have 2 options: Use Another Database There are a few free databases of country/state lists. Have a look at the following questions for some examples: List of Cities by Country https://raw

Does anyone know of a good and accurate alternative web API for geocoding an address that is not Google or Yahoo? I want to input an address/city/state/zip and have it return to me the latitude and longitude. Ideally, I would involve it via a simple HTTP GET, e.g. http://example.com/?location=123 Main St, New York, NY and it would return JSON or XML with the latitude or longitude information. Geocoder.us is nice, and it is free (or cheap, depending on how you use it) NAVTEQ Geocoder can be your option. You may want to explorer mobile options too: http://developer.android.com Check this for

I am trying to draw a geodesic polyline with Google Maps JavaScript API from two address points. var polyOptions = {geodesic:true}; var polyline = new GPolyline([ new GLatLng(), new GLatLng() ], "#f36c25", 5, 0.8, polyOptions ); map.addOverlay(polyline); if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) { map.addOverlay(polyline); } Could someone tell me how can I dynamically geocode an address into GLatLng coordinates? I am a little confused after reading Google's API documentation . Daniel Vassallo You may want to check out the following example. First it tries to geocode address1 . If it succeeds, it tries to