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LogicLooking
LogicLooking

Reputation: 928

GPS Coordinates and Google API v3

I have a set of GPS Cordniates like so:

N: 49 33 40, W: 101 26 21

I need to give these to google maps to find the location. - and idea on how? I am looking through Google Maps API 3 docs and coming up empty handed

Upvotes: 3

Views: 3751

Answers (2)

Alkis Kalogeris
Alkis Kalogeris

Reputation: 17745

Google maps api doesn't handle DMS format. You'll have to convert it first to decimal values and then use reverse geocoding as Rohit suggested.

Check here and here for the transformation

P.S. The first link is from stackoverflow that's why I don't include the code. If an upvote is appropriate, then it should go to the author of that answer and not to me.

Upvotes: 3

Rohit
Rohit

Reputation: 300

Look at reverse geocoding: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/#ReverseGeocoding

An example query: 

http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng=40.714224,-73.961452&sensor=true_or_false

Upvotes: 1

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