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To use this VBA function, you will need a valid API key.

Keep in mind that the Google Geocoding API is subject to a limit of 40,000 requests per month, so be careful not to exceed this limit.Ģ018 Update: the function has been updated to reflect the changes in Google API. If you need the opposite (Reverse Geocoding), check the GetAddress function.īelow you will find the VBA code of the GetCoordinates, GetLatitude, and GetLongitude functions. As their names imply, they return (as a number) the latitude and the longitude of the given address, in case the user needs only one of the two returned parameters of the GetCoordinates function. The so-called GetCoordinates function sends a request to the corresponding Google server and, then, uses the server’s response to read the appropriate XML nodes to extract the required information (latitude, longitude).īased on GetCoordinates, the other two functions were derived: GetLatitude and GetLongitude. The developed VBA function can be utilized directly in Excel, as long as the user provides a valid address. With geographic coordinates, the features can be mapped and entered into Geographic Information Systems, or the coordinates can be embedded into media such as digital photographs via geotagging.”Īlmost 10 months have passed since my last posts about Google APIs ( Trip Distance and Elevation functions accordingly), so, today, we will see how to extract the latitude and longitude of a given address using Google Geocoding API.

“Geocoding is the process of finding associated geographic coordinates (often expressed as latitude and longitude) from other geographic data, such as street addresses, or ZIP codes (postal codes).