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Asked: 2026-05-12T00:55:17+00:00

I have small database of business and their addresses. Using the Google Geocode API

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I have small database of business and their addresses. Using the Google Geocode API, I’ve been abel to get maybe 80% accuracy. If a business has a simple address on a street, Google usually does a good job. However, many business have odd addresses, which are presented differently depending on the database. Example:

Royal Copenhagen
Manly 1
Shop 2A, The Corso (Wharf End)
Manly NSW 2095
(02) 9977 1618‎

Google’s Geocoder fails to find a good address for this location. However, if I Google for ‘Royal Copenhagen, Manly NSW 2095’, I can easily find the address, and the pin has the correct location:

2 The Corso
Manly New South Wales 2095, Australia
(02) 9977 1618‎

Right now, I have my geocoding program trying various combinations of the address fields in attempt to get the best location. Note, on Google Maps, entering the phone number and city returns very good results, but the geocoder returns much different results.

Has anyone had any success programatically geocoding databases like this?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I found I could use the Google AJAX Search API for my purposes. It’s design to be used from within JavaScript, but it’s possible to call directly from Python. For a search, it will return a list of matching business, and their geocoded locations.

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