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Get Latitude and Longitude using jQuery and Googles Geo Coding Service

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Nice ajax function to grab the latitude and longitude of an address or postcode. Don't forget your google key and address formatting.

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  1. <script>
  2.                 jQuery(document).ready(function(){
  3.                     var jsapiKey = "YOUR API KEY";
  4.                     var address = "YOUR+ADDRESS";
  5.                     jQuery.getJSON("http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?q="+address+"&key="+jsapiKey+"&sensor=true&output=json&callback=?",
  6.                       function(data, textStatus){
  7.                          console.log("Latitude: "+data.Placemark[0].Point.coordinates[1]);
  8.                          console.log("Longitude: "+data.Placemark[0].Point.coordinates[0]);
  9.                       });
  10.                   });
  11.             </script>

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