I plot locations of real estate on a map. The address listed below is mapped incorrectly because it is a new build and I assume the street and everything is a new build, which is the reason Google can't find it in it's database.

What I want to happen is Google return "GeocoderStatus.ZERO_RESULTS" and not just pick a location with a related name and give me those coords.

The address I'm plotting is:

14018 Lonecreek Ave Orlando, Florida 32828

If you submit the request via http, you get the same results i get through the API, see this link:

You'll see it es back with "Lone Hill Drive" which is incorrect location. How can I tell Google return ZERO_RESULTS status in this instance?

I plot locations of real estate on a map. The address listed below is mapped incorrectly because it is a new build and I assume the street and everything is a new build, which is the reason Google can't find it in it's database.

What I want to happen is Google return "GeocoderStatus.ZERO_RESULTS" and not just pick a location with a related name and give me those coords.

The address I'm plotting is:

14018 Lonecreek Ave Orlando, Florida 32828

If you submit the request via http, you get the same results i get through the API, see this link: http://maps.googleapis./maps/api/geocode/json?address=140

You'll see it es back with "Lone Hill Drive" which is incorrect location. How can I tell Google return ZERO_RESULTS status in this instance?

• javascript
• google-maps
• geocoding

• support.google./maps/answer/162873?hl=en – Andy Commented Oct 23, 2013 at 15:52
• When you get the results you can loop through ponents to see if the type is street? – ediblecode Commented Oct 23, 2013 at 15:56

2 Answers 2

Google's geocoding process isn't perfect (none are.)

What you can check for is the result's geometry.location_type property and test if it's value is "APPROXIMATE" to see if you can trust the returned lat/lng. Read more in the Documentation.

If it's way off you can report it directly to google.

You can use the API's Component Filtering to filter the results by a specific postcode. In such cases a non-exact match will have location_type of "APPROXIMATE" rather than the "GEOMETRIC_CENTER" you were seeing before.

http://maps.googleapis./maps/api/geocode/json?address=[address]&ponents=postal_code:[postcode]&sensor=false

Here's your geocoding request WITH ponent filtering and WITHOUT ponent filtering