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AddressToGeoLocation

AddressToGeoLocation(stringaddress)

Converts a freeform address or location string into its corresponding geographic location. The method decodes the incoming address if it was URLencoded checks the cache first calls the location provider only when needed returns the resolved GeoLocation. This is typically used when a user supplies a city name place name or coordinatelike text and the system needs a normalized location object.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
address	String	A place name address or coordinatelike input such as Gaithersburg or 3.9571599103.8723379.

Calling this method

Endpoint base: https://api.vedastro.org/api/Calculate/AddressToGeoLocation

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