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Best Geocoding Service for iPhone Developers


I have made an app that gets an array of addresses from a web service and I want to map them. I know Apple left this out in MapKit, including only a reverse Geocoder. I was wondering what the best way to approach this problem was. Web Service? Google Maps API (How do API keys work?)? CloudMade?

What is your opinions on which service is fastest, easiest to use, and cheapest (hopefully free)?


Solution

  • Latest documentation regarding the usage of API keys with Google Maps Geocoding service API.

    Get API Key

    It can be referred to at the bottom of the page that you can use a generic unrestricted API key for testing in any platform.

    As for iOS, I think we can just follow the Google Maps SDK documentation for iOS.