Google Maps Reverse Geocoder
Last Updated 6th December 2010
This reverse geo-coder will convert a point on a map to an address. In practice this means the nearest available address.
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Instructions
- Click anywhere on the map of Belfast
- You should then get a popup window telling you the address of the location you have just clicked.
Javascript Used
var map;
function initialize()
{
geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(54.55, -5.953);
var myOptions = {zoom: 11,center: latlng,mapTypeId:google.maps.MapTypeId.HYBRID,draggableCursor:'crosshair'}
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click',function(me){
codeLatLng(me.latLng);
});
}
function codeLatLng(latlng)
{
if (geocoder)
{
geocoder.geocode({'latLng': latlng}, function(results, status)
{
if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK)
{
if (results[1])
{
document.getElementById("address").innerHTML=results[1].formatted_address;
}
else
{
document.getElementById("message").innerHTML="Geocoder failed due to: " + status;
document.getElementById("address").innerHTML="";
}
}
});
}
}
Previous Comments For This Page
Hi, If you want the country instead of the full address use "place = response.Placemark[0]" then "place.address" and this should return the country name. This is what is being used on Click For Country.
By Daft Logic on 03/05/2008nice job there!
I'm wondering how difficult this will be to simply output the country...
When you zoom out of this version and click, it bugs out displaying several addresses
By Bitcloud on 23/04/2008
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