how i can get latitude , longitude of a location programmatically or using a api

Question

are any way to get the latitude or longitude of a location. if yes then how.

are any way to do this using google map api.

Answer 1

All information on Google Maps API can be found here:

http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/mapsdata/

And here is the Latitude/Longitude section:

http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/tutorial.html#LatLng

Answer 2

you will need to use the geocoding service from google maps :)

here's the documentation

and an example, a simple one you can use as a starting point of your application :)

Answer 3

a simple method 'in browser' is just to center the map at the point you want then paste the following javascript into the address bar:

javascript:void(prompt('',gApplication.getMap().getCenter()));