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I have a site that uses the below url to return the longitude/latitude for a location.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/geo?q=ph128uj&output=csv

It uses the part 2 & 3 of the information (long/lat) to compare locations. Suddenly this morning everything stopped working. Everything has been returning 0 for longitude & 0 for latitude.

Has anyone also had this problem, is there a new url or something we need to use. I have tried googling and looked at the "similar questions" here on stack overflow but everything keeps telling me to use this (or the json version) but every attempt returns a 610status code and no long/latitude.

Michael Clarke
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  • http://stackoverflow.com/q/15288244/2110460 is the same issue. You are still using the v2 option (as well as no key as @Micha said). Although the v2 has been extended, it would be best to do the upgrade now instead of waiting or you will face the same problem in 6 months. – Rafe Mar 11 '13 at 11:57

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You're using the Geocoding API V2 that is deprecated since March 8, 2010. As you can see at the top of the Google Maps Developers Documentation Page, it was supposed to be working until March 8, 2013 (last friday).

Note: The Google Maps Geocoding API Version 2 has been officially deprecated as of March 8, 2010. The V2 API will continue to work until Mar 8, 2013. We encourage you to migrate your code to the new Geocoding API. Please refer to the upgrade guide for information on how to migrate to the v3 API.

You have to migrate to New API: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/business/guide

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610 is a GoogleMapsError: Error 610: G_GEO_BAD_KEY, meaning something is wrong with your API key. It is required to send an api key with the request.

Best is to use the official Google Geocoding API: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/?hl=nl

Micha van Eijk
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