Reverse geocoding problem a data error or am I doing something wro   

When I do a reverse geocode of latitude=45.00858,longitude=-73.45207 I get 4 
locations as expected, the closest is in Quebec, while the other three are in 
New York state - so far no problem.

The problem is: for the closest location, the CountryRegion field in the 
Address says United States whereas I would expect it to say Canada. Why does 
it do this? Is it a MapPoint data error or am I somehow misinterpreting the 
results?

Chris Pankhurst

P.S.
A reverse geocode of latitude=45.00859,longitude=-73.45207 (i.e. going north 
by 0.00001 of a degree) correctly (?) says Canada and 
latitude=45.00855,longitude=-73.45207 correctly (?) says United States.

date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 17:22:11 -0800   author:   Chisp

RE: Reverse geocoding problem a data error or am I doing something wro   

Hi,

This behaviour only occurs when reverse geocoding along Border lines.  I've 
seen similar issues when reverse geocoding along US/Mexico border.  That 
being said, I believe this issue is caused by a fault in the MWS data which I 
unfortunately don't see any way of getting around.

Regards,
-- 
Infusion Development
http://www.infusion.com


"Chisp" wrote:

> When I do a reverse geocode of latitude=45.00858,longitude=-73.45207 I get 4 
> locations as expected, the closest is in Quebec, while the other three are in 
> New York state - so far no problem.
> 
> The problem is: for the closest location, the CountryRegion field in the 
> Address says United States whereas I would expect it to say Canada. Why does 
> it do this? Is it a MapPoint data error or am I somehow misinterpreting the 
> results?
> 
> Chris Pankhurst
> 
> P.S.
> A reverse geocode of latitude=45.00859,longitude=-73.45207 (i.e. going north 
> by 0.00001 of a degree) correctly (?) says Canada and 
> latitude=45.00855,longitude=-73.45207 correctly (?) says United States.
>

date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:40:01 -0800   author:   Derek Chan