It's a shame that Geonames.org could not develop further. Has a very simple web service API but does not go beyond city names.
I will have a closer look at the google pricing - I thought I was well within the threshold Thanks for your tips and posts as always. On Thu, 6 Apr 2017 at 12:50 am, Kirk Brooks via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Sujit, > A couple of things about addresses to be aware of when using google. First > is google doesn't validate an address. Think navigation. If my primary > interest is getting TO a place I'm not worried about delivering the mail or > whether the address is correct. I only care about figuring out where it > should be. That's what google does. You can't depend on google for > confirmation a given address actually exists - only where it should be if > it does exist. Same goes with the zip code and such. Granted they are > pretty good but it's not their primary goal. > > The second thing is they get a little pricey if you do anything beyond open > a map in a browser window. > > We do a lot of address verification. Google is good for looking at a > location, like job locations, especially when the job might be someplace > that doesn't have street names yet (housing tracts). But you can't send the > bill there. For those addresses you need a better service. I like > SmartyStreets but there are lot of others. > > On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 5:39 PM, Sujit Shah via 4D_Tech < > 4d_tech@lists.4d.com > > wrote: > > > I am wondering if anyone has developed code to integrate with their API > > within the context of a 4D Form? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > "There must be ingenuity as well as intention, strategy as well as > > strength. " > > ********************************************************************** > > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > -- > Kirk Brooks > San Francisco, CA > ======================= > > *The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do > nothing.* > > *- Edmund Burke* > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ********************************************************************** -- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "There must be ingenuity as well as intention, strategy as well as strength. " ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
