How to get world coordinate of a place by name or address












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I want a function that the input is a string of name or address, and the output is the longitude and latitude.










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I want a function that the input is a string of name or address, and the output is the longitude and latitude.










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I want a function that the input is a string of name or address, and the output is the longitude and latitude.










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What have you tried? Stackoverflow is not a code writing service.
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What you are looking for is called Forward Geocoding:




Forward geocoding converts location text into geographic coordinates, turning 2 Lincoln Memorial Circle NW into -77.050,38.889.




https://www.mapbox.com/api-documentation/#geocoding






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  • Problem solved using mapbox.com/android-docs/java/overview/geocoder. I'm using Android. Thanks!
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What you are looking for is called Forward Geocoding:




Forward geocoding converts location text into geographic coordinates, turning 2 Lincoln Memorial Circle NW into -77.050,38.889.




https://www.mapbox.com/api-documentation/#geocoding






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  • Problem solved using mapbox.com/android-docs/java/overview/geocoder. I'm using Android. Thanks!
    – Claire
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What you are looking for is called Forward Geocoding:




Forward geocoding converts location text into geographic coordinates, turning 2 Lincoln Memorial Circle NW into -77.050,38.889.




https://www.mapbox.com/api-documentation/#geocoding






share|improve this answer





















  • Problem solved using mapbox.com/android-docs/java/overview/geocoder. I'm using Android. Thanks!
    – Claire
    Nov 16 at 22:20














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What you are looking for is called Forward Geocoding:




Forward geocoding converts location text into geographic coordinates, turning 2 Lincoln Memorial Circle NW into -77.050,38.889.




https://www.mapbox.com/api-documentation/#geocoding






share|improve this answer












What you are looking for is called Forward Geocoding:




Forward geocoding converts location text into geographic coordinates, turning 2 Lincoln Memorial Circle NW into -77.050,38.889.




https://www.mapbox.com/api-documentation/#geocoding







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  • Problem solved using mapbox.com/android-docs/java/overview/geocoder. I'm using Android. Thanks!
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  • Problem solved using mapbox.com/android-docs/java/overview/geocoder. I'm using Android. Thanks!
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    Nov 16 at 22:20
















Problem solved using mapbox.com/android-docs/java/overview/geocoder. I'm using Android. Thanks!
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Problem solved using mapbox.com/android-docs/java/overview/geocoder. I'm using Android. Thanks!
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