Reverse geocoding is used for finding places or addresses near a latitude,longitude pair&mdashlike clicking on a map to see what's there when the map doesn't show it otherwise. For example, picture a map showing building outlines but no labels, then clicking on a building and being shown the name of the business. That's reverse geocoding.
Reverse geocoding is used for finding places or addresses near a latitude, longitude pair—like clicking on a map to see what's there when the map doesn't show it otherwise. For example, picture a map showing building outlines but no labels, then clicking on a building and being shown the name of the business. That's reverse geocoding.
With reverse geocoding with Mapzen Search, you can look up all sorts of information about points on a map, including:
With reverse geocoding with Mapzen Search, you can look up all sorts of information about points on a map, including:
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* postal areas
* postal areas
* countries
* countries
To get started with reverse geocoding, you need a [free, developer API key](https://mapzen.com/developers) and a latitude,longitude pair in decimal degrees specified with the parameters `point.lat` and `point.lon`, respectively. For example, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, is located at `48.858268,2.294471`. The reverse geocode query for this would be:
To get started with reverse geocoding, you need a [free, developer API key](https://mapzen.com/developers) and a latitude,longitude pair in decimal degrees specified with the parameters `point.lat` and `point.lon`, respectively. For example, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, is located at `48.858268,2.294471`. The reverse geocode query for this would be:
Julian Simioni
9 years ago