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Geocoding, from address to coordinates lat long

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  1. // ------------------------------------------
  2. // converts a string with a stret address
  3. // into a couple of lat, long coordinates.
  4. // ------------------------------------------
  5. public function getLatLong($address){
  6. 	if (!is_string($address))die("All Addresses must be passed as a string");
  7. 	$_url = sprintf('http://maps.google.com/maps?output=js&q=%s',rawurlencode($address));
  8. 	$_result = false;
  9. 	if($_result = file_get_contents($_url)) {
  10. 		if(strpos($_result,'errortips') > 1 || strpos($_result,'Did you mean:') !== false) return false;
  11. 		preg_match('!center:\s*{lat:\s*(-?\d+\.\d+),lng:\s*(-?\d+\.\d+)}!U', $_result, $_match);
  12. 		$_coords['lat'] = $_match[1];
  13. 		$_coords['long'] = $_match[2];
  14. 	}
  15. 	return $_coords;
  16. }

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