# Improve Accuracy of Google Map API

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/improve-accuracy-of-google-map-api/78958>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [January 4, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/improve-accuracy-of-google-map-api/78958 "2025-01-04T18:06:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Nick\_Bertha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nick_bertha/32/83335_2.png) [@Nick\_Bertha](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Nick_Bertha)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/improve-accuracy-of-google-map-api/78958/1 "2025-01-04T18:06:36Z")

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Curious if anyone has an answer here.

When I type a location into a field on my app using the Maps API I don’t always get the same results as typing the same thing into Google Maps – despite them being the same…?

For example typing in “Sherman Statue NYC” on google maps gets me the location, but if typed on my Glide App I am placed about a mile away in Central Park.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/improve-accuracy-of-google-map-api/78958/2 "2025-01-04T20:17:36Z")

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If you want accuracy, use coordinates. Mapbox isn’t super impressive at geocoding addresses to their respective coordinates. Directly using coordinates on the other hand are always going to be accurate.

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**Author:** ![Nick\_Bertha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nick_bertha/32/83335_2.png) [@Nick\_Bertha](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Nick_Bertha)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/improve-accuracy-of-google-map-api/78958/3 "2025-01-04T20:30:33Z")

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Thanks for the response!

The issue isn’t actually with map box, but with the google maps api not translating an address or description into the correct coordinates.

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/improve-accuracy-of-google-map-api/78958/4 "2025-01-04T20:45:29Z")

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Not sure then. That would probably be an issue to take up with google. I think people have had decent luck with the Radar integration instead.