Google Maps just ignores stuff in brackets. (or more precisely its used as a custom label) GMaps doesnt even try to understand the meaning of the "municipality" wording.
try clicking the marker on the map to get the balloon http://maps.google.com/maps?q=brussels+(municipality) and compare with http://maps.google.com/maps?q=brussels+(hay,+this+looks+a+nice+place) So (...) is special syntax for Google Maps website itself. - which just happens to mean it doesn't interfere with the 'geocoding' process. ... so just strip of any bits in brackets when sending to the geocoder - it's not going to work . On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 7:05 PM, Salar al Khafaji <sa...@typlab.com> wrote: > Hi, > > We are seeming an anomaly with a specific string when using the Geocoding > API. > > When searching for the exact string "Brussels (municipality)" on the > Geocoding API, we're getting a location in the Philippines while we're > expecting the capital of Belgium. This also occurs on the simple geocoding > example provided by > Google: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/geocoding-simple.html > > However, searching for the same string on Google Maps is returning the > correct location: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=brussels+(municipality). We > do note that the suggest feature of Google Maps is also returning the > location in the Philippines, but it seems to be ignored when actually > performing the search. > > Is this an issue with the Geocoding API or on the Maps data level? We'd love > to see this resolved. > > Thanks! > Salar > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-maps-js-api-v3/-/3XtWH0pPv7IJ. > To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en.
