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I have an app which stores co-ordinates. I am using Google maps to show the location to allow full use of the maps app. I am using the intent call and placing the co-ordinates in the q=xxxxxxxxx,xxxxxxxxx part.

This works, however when Google maps shows the location it often finds a point on the road, sometimes a little distance from the actual co-ordinates.

Is there a way to get maps to show the actual point?

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Check this link. it helps.

Praveen Chandrasekaran
Thanks for the link, but that doesn't really help with the app - it shows the link simply provides google with a question (q=) of the co-ordinates, so it seems to just show somewhere it knows rather than the exact location given.
Scoobler
when search the name of the building on that site. you will get the co-ordinates of the building. you can get the lat and long wherever you want. just click on that location buddy.
Praveen Chandrasekaran
Unfortunately I don't think I came across right in my question - I already have the correct co-ordinates saved in a database - I don't need to find details for an address. What I want is to be able to pass a co-ordinate to the maps application without it finding the nearest road to the co-ordinates.
Scoobler