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Does Uber driver trips API's start city latitude longitude change for each trip within same city?


Does the

trips[].start_city.latitude and trips[].start_city.longitude

in the Uber Driver's API change based on the street where you pick up?

e.g Assume the driver is doing multiple pickups within San Francisco.

Would the lat and long in the json point to exact location on map where the trip began?

OR

Will it always show the same lat and long for every trip.

PS: I do not have access to real data for a Uber Driver.The sandbox response for multiple trips https://developer.uber.com/docs/drivers/guides/sandbox#trips

have the same latitude and longitude.

"start_city": {
            "latitude": 37.7749,
            "display_name": "San Francisco",
            "longitude": -122.4194
        },

It is safe to assume that all the pick ups were not happening at the same location every time.


Solution

  • Correct. It just shows the lat/long for the start city of the trip. This does not change for multiple trips within that city that started in different locations within that city.

    https://developer.uber.com/docs/drivers/references/api/v1/partners-trips-get