Is it possible to get an address from coordinates using google maps?
yes. Just use Google Geocoding and Places API https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/ and https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/
Example (derived from here):
var geocoder;
function initialize() {
geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
}
function codeLatLng(lat, lng) {
var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(lat, lng);
geocoder.geocode({
'latLng': latlng
}, function (results, status) {
if (status === google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
if (results[1]) {
console.log(results[1]);
} else {
alert('No results found');
}
} else {
alert('Geocoder failed due to: ' + status);
}
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
It's possible to access this information sending a simple GET request to the geocode endpoint.
e.g. hitting https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng=40.714224,-73.961452&key=API_KEY would produce the following response:
{
"results" : [
{
"address_components" : [
{
"long_name" : "277",
"short_name" : "277",
"types" : [ "street_number" ]
},
{
"long_name" : "Bedford Avenue",
"short_name" : "Bedford Ave",
"types" : [ "route" ]
},
{
"long_name" : "Williamsburg",
"short_name" : "Williamsburg",
"types" : [ "neighborhood", "political" ]
},
{
"long_name" : "Brooklyn",
"short_name" : "Brooklyn",
"types" : [ "sublocality", "political" ]
},
{
"long_name" : "Kings",
"short_name" : "Kings",
"types" : [ "administrative_area_level_2", "political" ]
},
{
"long_name" : "New York",
"short_name" : "NY",
"types" : [ "administrative_area_level_1", "political" ]
},
{
"long_name" : "United States",
"short_name" : "US",
"types" : [ "country", "political" ]
},
{
"long_name" : "11211",
"short_name" : "11211",
"types" : [ "postal_code" ]
}
],
"formatted_address" : "277 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA",
"geometry" : {
"location" : {
"lat" : 40.714232,
"lng" : -73.9612889
},
"location_type" : "ROOFTOP",
"viewport" : {
"northeast" : {
"lat" : 40.7155809802915,
"lng" : -73.9599399197085
},
"southwest" : {
"lat" : 40.7128830197085,
"lng" : -73.96263788029151
}
}
},
"place_id" : "ChIJd8BlQ2BZwokRAFUEcm_qrcA",
"types" : [ "street_address" ]
},
... Additional results[] ...
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/intro#reverse-example
TomTom Maps APIs provides with a Reverse Geocoding end point which gives a structured JSON.
You can try it with the API Explorer.
For example :
curl -X GET "https://api.tomtom.com/search/2/reverseGeocode/37.8328,-122.27669.json?key=*****" -H "accept: */*"
Will get you
{
"summary": {
"queryTime": 6,
"numResults": 1
},
"addresses": [
{
"address": {
"buildingNumber": "1001",
"streetNumber": "1001",
"routeNumbers": [],
"street": "42nd Street",
"streetName": "42nd Street",
"streetNameAndNumber": "1001 42nd Street",
"countryCode": "US",
"countrySubdivision": "CA",
"countrySecondarySubdivision": "Alameda",
"countryTertiarySubdivision": "Oakland",
"municipality": "Oakland, Emeryville",
"postalCode": "94608",
"municipalitySubdivision": "Oakland, Emeryville",
"country": "United States",
"countryCodeISO3": "USA",
"freeformAddress": "1001 42nd Street, Emeryville, CA 94608",
"boundingBox": {
"northEast": "37.832893,-122.276230",
"southWest": "37.832777,-122.277006",
"entity": "position"
},
"countrySubdivisionName": "California",
"localName": "Emeryville"
},
"position": "37.832844,-122.276688"
}
]
}
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