Hello, I am geocoding a bunch of addresses and I encountered something odd. The addresses are schools and my script always checks the returned zip code before updating the database.
In some cases, if I send a street address, I get a ROOFTOP result but with a different zip code than the one I sent, while if I send the name of the school without an address then I get an APPROXIMATE result with the correct zip code. The returned lat/lon is identical in both cases. Example: Street address -> I get a ROOFTOP result but with a different zip code: ---------------------------------------------------------- 3510 N YARBROUGH DR, EL PASO, 79925, TX http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?sensor=false&address=3510%20N%20YARBROUGH%20DR,%20EL%20PASO,%2079925,%20TX ---------------------------------------------------------- <GeocodeResponse> <status>OK</status> <result> <type>street_address</type> <formatted_address>3510 N Yarbrough Dr, El Paso, TX 79935, USA</ formatted_address> <address_component> <long_name>3510</long_name> .. SNIP ... <type>country</type> <type>political</type> </address_component> <address_component> <long_name>79935</long_name> <short_name>79935</short_name> <type>postal_code</type> </address_component> <geometry> <location> <lat>31.7961830</lat> <lng>-106.3314190</lng> </location> <location_type>ROOFTOP</location_type> ---------------------------------------------------------- School name -> APPROXIMATE result with the correct zip code: ---------------------------------------------------------- NEW WORLD MONTESSORI SCHOOL, TX http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?sensor=false&address=NEW%20WORLD%20MONTESSORI%20SCHOOL,%20TX ---------------------------------------------------------- <GeocodeResponse> <status>OK</status> <result> <type>point_of_interest</type> <type>establishment</type> <formatted_address>New World Montessori School, 3510 N Yarbrough Dr, El Paso, TX 79925-1626, USA</formatted_address> <address_component> .. SNIP .. <type>country</type> <type>political</type> </address_component> <address_component> <long_name>79925-1626</long_name> <short_name>79925-1626</short_name> <type>postal_code</type> </address_component> <geometry> <location> <lat>31.7961830</lat> <lng>-106.3314190</lng> </location> <location_type>APPROXIMATE</location_type> ---------------------------------------------------------- Does anyone care to comment before I post to the issue tracker? -- Marcelo - http://maps.forum.nu -- -- 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.
