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at January 27, 2012 21:41 by Blerx
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<script>
                jQuery(document).ready(function(){
                    var jsapiKey = "YOUR API KEY";
                    var address = "YOUR+ADDRESS";
                    jQuery.getJSON("http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?q="+address+"&key="+jsapiKey+"&sensor=true&output=json&callback=?",
                      function(data, textStatus){
                         console.log("Latitude: "+data.Placemark[0].Point.coordinates[1]);
                         console.log("Longitude: "+data.Placemark[0].Point.coordinates[0]);
                      });
                  });
            </script>
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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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Get Latitude and Longitude using jQuery and Googles Geo Coding Service

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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