foursquare - APIs to map coordinates to places -
what apis/ways map user's location (in coordinates) place?
45.5, 76,6 ---> stadium i understand foursquare apis example. there other ways have experience , recommend? maybe facebook places, or google places?
the google places api , factual api both good.
to use google api, need register api key: method you'd use is
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/nearbysearch/output?parameters see https://developers.google.com/places/documentation/ details.
the factual api requires api key, , open location data repository. find nearby starbucks, query like:
http://api.v3.factual.com/t/places?q=starbucks&geo={"$circle":{"$center":[34.06021,-118.41828],"$meters":5000}} see http://developer.factual.com/display/docs/places+api+-+global+database details.
ultimately, best api depend on how location dataset matches needs. interested in categorization? user-contributed photos? etc.
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