google.loader.ClientLocation broken

[Fenn]

Hey All,

I've noticed in the past few days that the Google loader JS API seems
to have lost its ability to geocode.

I'm not 100% certain that it's the API and not just me, however I have
been unable to find an IP across several countries that can
successfully geocode.

In all cases, http://www.google.com/jsapi (with or without key) always
returns:

google.loader.ClientLocation = null;

Has anyone else experienced this or know why this may be happening?

Cheers,

Fenn.

[Jeremy Geerdes]

This is a very well known issue with the ClientLocation feature. If Google can't geocode the IP address, it returns null. And it does this a lot. Simply put, the ClientLocation feature is to be considered absolutely unreliable for production applications. There are many alternative services that you should consider instead.

Jeremy R. Geerdes
Generally Cool Guy
Des Moines, IA

For more information or a project quote:
jrge...@gmail.com

If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights Wesleyan Church!

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[Fenn]

Hey there,

Absolutely - I am very much aware that it's unreliable and isn't
always able to geolocate you, however, it seems to not work _at all_
now.

ie: We run it as one of several geodetection methods we use on our
app, and a few days ago, the Google client location simply stopped
returning values for everyone (as far as we can tell) - Wondering if
anyone else had noticed this.

Short of GeoIP, do you have any other particularly recommended
options?

Cheers,

Fenn.

On Jan 26, 11:27 am, Jeremy Geerdes <jrgeer...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is a very well known issue with the ClientLocation feature. If Google can't geocode the IP address, it returns null. And it does this a lot. Simply put, the ClientLocation feature is to be considered absolutely unreliable for production applications. There are many alternative services that you should consider instead.
>
> Jeremy R. Geerdes
> Generally Cool Guy
> Des Moines, IA
>
> For more information or a project quote:

> jrgeer...@gmail.com

>
> If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights Wesleyan Church!
>
> On Jan 25, 2011, at 6:13 PM, Fenn wrote:
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> > Hey All,
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> > I've noticed in the past few days that the Google loader JS API seems
> > to have lost its ability to geocode.
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> > I'm not 100% certain that it's the API and not just me, however I have
> > been unable to find an IP across several countries that can
> > successfully geocode.
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> > In all cases,http://www.google.com/jsapi(with or without key) always