[R-sig-Geo] package to query Google for latitude and longitude for a given ZIP code

[Andrew Yee]

Thanks.  That's interesting, with respect to Google's terms of
service, since I thought this kind of information was available
through the Google Geocoding API.

The reason why I'm pushing for the P.O. box ZIP code is that some
geographic information is better than none.

Thanks,
Andrew

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Dan Putler <dan.putler at sauder.ubc.ca> wrote:
> Andrew,
>
> What you are proposing (a) violates Google's terms of service and (b) is
> pretty meaningless since a PO Box zip code will be located at a post office
> location, not the household's or firm's location, which I'm pretty certain
> is not the location that will matter conceptually for any model you develop
> based on this information.
>
> Dan
>
> On 03/08/2011 09:03 AM, Andrew Yee wrote:
>>
>> Hi, I was wondering if someone could direct me to a package that would
>> allow you to query Google (or any other resource) for the latitude and
>> longitude of a ZIP code.
>>
>> While I'm aware of the zipcode package, there are certain ZIP codes
>> that are not in the database (e.g. areas that are serviced by PO
>> boxes, e.g. 03861).
>>
>> I was thinking that Google could be helpful for retrieving this kind
>> of information and was hoping that there's a package that handles
>> these kinds of queries.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Andrew
>>
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