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Consumer Products => Avast Mobile Apps => Avast Anti-Theft for Android => Topic started by: muffin30082 on April 24, 2013, 01:56:03 AM

Title: Translate coordinates to street address
Post by: muffin30082 on April 24, 2013, 01:56:03 AM

Hi  I am trying to translate the coordinates (from Avast Mobile) to an actual street address. It does show me approx. on the street where the phone is located but I could use the address as well. (I know that it would be approximate)  Thank You!

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Title: Re: Translate coordinates to street address
Post by: muffin30082 on April 25, 2013, 05:12:04 PM

Has anybody else had this problem  or  is there a setting I need to change?  I googled and have not found anythiing regarding this issue/bug.
Thank You

Title: Re: Translate coordinates to street address
Post by: mauro1970mvr on May 04, 2013, 06:52:40 PM

It's just not possible. Civilian satellites can not provide accurate geospatial information for reverse geocoding.

Only military satellites can.

Title: Re: Translate coordinates to street address
Post by: muffin30082 on May 10, 2013, 10:36:24 PM

Thank you!

Just an fyi, I did try another product ( a family locator). That product did not return coordinates, but gave an approx. street address +/- 30- 50 ft.

I think I'm fairly well covered between the two.

Title: Re: Translate coordinates to street address
Post by: reinhardholzner on May 14, 2013, 10:51:08 AM

the problem is Google charges quite some amount to do reverse geocoding (which is what you want). for a free product, we can not afford that costs.