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:
Julian Simioni
9 years ago