PropertyMaps Corporate Blog

Update: The URL format for the geocoder has changed and has been corrected below.

We have a new geocoder function that we are testing out and want to get the general public in on it. The geocoder uses several backend engines, so the idea is: if the address is not found in our database, we look to our in-house engine. If it’s not found there, we look to another engine and cache that. If it’s still not found, we continue looking through engines until the address is found or a failure occurs. Typing in complete garbage is going to result in a failure of course.

The more people using this, the more robust it becomes, so we are releasing it to the general public. If you do not have an API key, there is a built-in four second delay for all lookups, this is to prevent abuse. If you want a free API key, please contact us about it and at least let us know what you plan on using it for.

With (or even without) an API key, you can access the geocoder directly rather than submitting the form each time. The GET string is of the form http://www.propertymaps.com/geocode.index?address=[STREET ADDRESS]&city=[CITY]&state=[2 LETTER STATE ABBREVIATION]&z=[ZIP]&api=[API Key]&type=[CSV|XML]

Here is an example: Click Here.