GClientGeocoder.getLocations() VS maps.google.com

[Chris K]

We're trying to get an ouputted Address from our database to display
in the map api. We've tried our address output and we get different
results compared to google's main map. In our map api we see the wrong
location (TA1 3FA turns into TA1 3), but with maps.google.com it's
precise and doesnt seem to remove the FA.

We're using this address: Victoria House, Victoria Street, Taunton,
TA1 3FA

http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/examples/geocoding-simple.html
(not found)

Then

http://maps.google.com (which works)

Is there a reason for this happening and is there a way to correct
this problem?

Any help or head shakes are welcome,

Thanks
Chris

[Chris K]

http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=60738&topic=12266

ok but when will they be updated?

[warden [Andrew Leach - Maps API Guru]]

Post by Chris K
http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=60738&topic=12266
ok but when will they be updated?

That's not the answer to the question (or not the question to ask in
this case, because that's not the right answer).

The reason you can't get UK postcodes to work in the API is because
they don't. Royal Mail haven't allowed Google to use full-postcode
geocoding [it got released by mistake and subsequently withdrawn
without warning] so they use sector-level geocoding. I don't know how
far it is in the centre of Taunton, but in rural areas it can be miles
out.

There are various geocoders available which might help; or use
Google's with just the street address (you need a number, not a
building name; or just omit it) and don't use the postcode.

Andrew

[m***@googlemail.com]

http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/examples/geocoding-simple.html
1 Victoria Street, Taunton
2 Victoria Street, Taunton
3 Victoria Street, Taunton
4 Victoria Street, Taunton
5 Victoria Street, Taunton
6 Victoria Street, Taunton
work

but not 7 Victoria Street, Taunton ( jumps to Wellington, Somerset)

Mapperz
http://mapperz.blogspot.com/

Post by Chris K
We're trying to get an ouputted Address from our database to display
in the map api. We've tried our address output and we get different
results compared to google's main map. In our map api we see the wrong
location (TA1 3FA turns into TA1 3), but with maps.google.com it's
precise and doesnt seem to remove the FA.
We're using this address: Victoria House, Victoria Street, Taunton,
TA1 3FA
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/examples/geocoding-sim...
(not found)
Then
http://maps.google.com(which works)
Is there a reason for this happening and is there a way to correct
this problem?
Any help or head shakes are welcome,
Thanks
Chris