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Asked: 2026-05-27T17:29:32+00:00

There is absolutely no tutorials on geocoding on the iphone. Only reverse geocoding. I

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There is absolutely no tutorials on geocoding on the iphone. Only reverse geocoding. I have an address, want to convert to coordinates, then display a streetview of that address. How can this be accomplished…

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The below answer pretty much echos what I found online, but I know this can be accomplished using Googles JSON geocoding. I am working on this now, will update post when I figure out how to pull out the coordinates.

"http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?q="+ address+"&key="+apiKey+"&sensor=false&output=json"
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    built in forward geocoding is new to iOS5. look at CLGeocoder, which includes methods like geocodeAddressString:completionHandler:. if you want to support pre-iOS5 then you’ll have to use another service, e.g. google’s. i haven’t used it myself, but a quick search turned up: https://github.com/mjisrawi/iOS-Geocoding-Services which may be of use.

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