Monday, 26 August 2013

Google Places API nearby search missing places

Google Places API nearby search missing places

pI am attempting to find the nearest building/place name using the Google
Places API but have been confused by why some places are not included in
the results even if you entered the exact coordinates./p pFor example, if
I searched Google Maps for UCLA Murphy Hall, google maps is able to find
the building and return its Geocode. However, if you entered that Geocode
into the Nearby search API, the returned results does not include the
building regardless of search radius./p pMy questions are:/p ul liWhy is
there a difference in what you can search via google maps text search vs
what you can get from nearby API?/li liIf I want to be able to find the
name of the building from the geocode (34.0715597,-118.4392192), what
should I be using?/li liWhat is the best approach to map a geocode -
Nearest full street address (with street number) - nearest
building/business?/li /ul pThanks in advanced!/p

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