The bounds parameter defines the latitude/longitude coordinates of the southwest and northeast corners of this bounding box using a pipe (|) character to separate the coordinates to bias the search results within that bounding box for geoparsing functions ( scantext) or single response geocoding ( locate)īounds=34.172684,-118.604794|34.236144,-118.500938 The output will contain the locations found in the order of the confidence score. for example This and That and the Other street in Porters Lake Nova Scotia The other parameters (addresst, stno, city, etc) have been deprecated but will continue to be supported for backwards compatibility.įree form text containing locations. This is a required parameter for forward geocoding. for example 330 metcalfe ottawa or metcalfe & wellington ottawa The location may be a street address, an intersection, a zip code, an ip address or any other combination of location entities. This code identifies you as a premium user and keeps track of the number of lookups you make. The authentication code for unthrottled service.Ī string up to 30 bytes long. (Use to send and receive data encrypted over SSL) The following parameters must be sent to using either a GET or POST HTTP method. Main Geocoding server: geocoder.ca Specifications: Input Geocoding API : Reverse Geocoding API - Intersection Geocoding API. See the examples section for more information.ĬSV: You may also obtain output in CSV format by replacing geoit=XML with geoit=CSV

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(JSONP stands for JSON with padding, i.e. JSON: If you wish to obtain JSON output, you must specify the ( jsonp=1 and callback) or json=1 as input parameters on top of the usual xml parameters. Geocoder.ca provides a simple XML interface to do real-time automated geocoding for your application. We do not charge credits for lookups that fail to return a definite response.) If you are a non-profit or want to view the free xml port head over here. Lookup credits, once purchased never expire. Quick access to the API: - Geocoding Examples | Autocomplete Geocode USA and Canada Create a Data Account - for Data Products Create an API Account - for XML/Json/CSV APIĪPI Geocoder.ca premium API Amazon Cloud Geocoder API

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