Reverse Geocode error

[claude]

Claude,

Would you mind emailing or PMing me one of the actual recent entries from your log sowing the error. I'm searching the plug-in code for the exact error that Rvtravlr posted and I can't find it which is leading me to think that it was produced by an older version of the plug-in.

I do have all the previous versions archived so I can go back through and see when it changed, but I'm just being lazy

Paul..

See attachment. I sent you a PM for opening it.

[sooty]

Thanks for the logs etc.

I tested a few of the coordinates from your logs with the Google Geocoding API and they all come back OK so the issue is not that it can't find an address for the given coordinates.

What I did notice during testing is that sometimes (but not always) when making a reverse geocode request without specifying an API key it would fail but then a few seconds later would succeed.

This did not happen when an API key was specified which could suggest a number of causes. Perhaps requests with a key are prioritised at busy times and non-key requests are refused. I really don't know the answer.

What you should see in the plug-in is that it will set Country, Town, Address etc to "Unknown" or "Not Available" if a reverse lookup fails.

I could possibly put something in so if a lookup fails it will wait a couple of seconds and try again. I'll think about that...

Paul..

[w.vuyk]

Yesterday I had added the google api, the wife just now left, she is now in country unknown

the google api key does not seem to change it...

Wim

[sooty]

Yesterday I had added the google api, the wife just now left, she is now in country unknown

the google api key does not seem to change it...

Wim

What do you get if you take the latitude and longitude of your wife's current location and enter them in the following url on a browser?

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?latlng={latitude},{longitude}

latitude and longitude are decimal values using the "." dot as a separator.

I'm currently working on implementing a "Non-Google" free alternative for things like reverse geocode and driving distance etc.

Paul..

[w.vuyk]

Paul,

First time I got the address correctly, a repeated post delivered this:

<GeocodeResponse>
<status>OVER_QUERY_LIMIT</status>
<error_message>
You have exceeded your daily request quota for this API. We recommend registering for a key at the Google Developers Console: https://console.developers.google.co...ials?project=_
</error_message>
</GeocodeResponse>

What I noticed also is that the response in the log is a bit different: a first message (coming from an event) is showing the address, but within seconds a second messages comes and this is the error. Looks like the plugin is sending the request twice for the same Iphone here?

sep-27 15:57:08	 	Pushover 3P	Pushover Notification Sent - Message Title Joy is nu in een ander land aangekomen!
sep-27 15:57:08	 	Pushover 3P	Pushover Notification Sent - Message Title Joy is nu in Unknown
sep-27 15:57:06	 	Event	Running script in background: C:/HS3/scripts/speak.vb("Main","Joy is in een ander land aangekomen")
sep-27 15:57:06	 	Event	Event Trigger "Locatie Joy ander land"
sep-27 15:47:47	 	PHLocation Error	(UpdateUserDevice) Error getting reverse geocode for [2927] Lat: xx.2122264374534 Lon:x.9537963289823
sep-27 15:47:44	 	Locatie	Joy is nu op locatie Asselsestraat xxx, xxxxxxxxxxn, Netherlands @ 27-9-2017 15:47:10 Acc: 50m
sep-27 15:44:20	 	Huis	Bovenetage vrij

Does the plugin have to be restarted once you added the api key?

Wim

[w.vuyk]

Paul,

Reviewed my log on this and it seems to be this way everytime, a first query gets the location and the next within seconds generates the error.

It seems to have started on September 20 according to my log. Must be something Google changed.

Wim

[sooty]

Paul,

First time I got the address correctly, a repeated post delivered this:

<GeocodeResponse>
<status>OVER_QUERY_LIMIT</status>
<error_message>
You have exceeded your daily request quota for this API. We recommend registering for a key at the Google Developers Console: https://console.developers.google.co...ials?project=_
</error_message>
</GeocodeResponse>

What I noticed also is that the response in the log is a bit different: a first message (coming from an event) is showing the address, but within seconds a second messages comes and this is the error. Looks like the plugin is sending the request twice for the same Iphone here?

sep-27 15:57:08	 	Pushover 3P	Pushover Notification Sent - Message Title Joy is nu in een ander land aangekomen!
sep-27 15:57:08	 	Pushover 3P	Pushover Notification Sent - Message Title Joy is nu in Unknown
sep-27 15:57:06	 	Event	Running script in background: C:/HS3/scripts/speak.vb("Main","Joy is in een ander land aangekomen")
sep-27 15:57:06	 	Event	Event Trigger "Locatie Joy ander land"
sep-27 15:47:47	 	PHLocation Error	(UpdateUserDevice) Error getting reverse geocode for [2927] Lat: xx.2122264374534 Lon:x.9537963289823
sep-27 15:47:44	 	Locatie	Joy is nu op locatie Asselsestraat xxx, xxxxxxxxxxn, Netherlands @ 27-9-2017 15:47:10 Acc: 50m
sep-27 15:44:20	 	Huis	Bovenetage vrij

Does the plugin have to be restarted once you added the api key?

Wim

OK Wim I think I know why it may be querying the reverse geocode API more than once in quick succession but I'll need to check the code.

I think this will only happen with iCloud accounts. The reason is that it can poll iCloud multiple times before it gets a valid fix and I think that each poll will result in a reverse geocode query even if the fix isn't used.

Yes, the plug-in will need to be restarted for the API key to take effect.

Paul..

[w.vuyk]

Paul,

We are indeed using icloud here, for 2 iphones.
I did restart the pluygin to have the api key take effect, but - altough less frequent - it keeps getting the reverse geocode error here regularly.

Thanks,

Wim

[Malosa]

I've seen it also a couple of times ,
I checked the log right now and in total from the 23-09 till today it happend 5 times.. so its not that much

I keep an eye on it ,

Regards

Paul,

We are indeed using icloud here, for 2 iphones.
I did restart the pluygin to have the api key take effect, but - altough less frequent - it keeps getting the reverse geocode error here regularly.

Thanks,

Wim

[Gogs]

It's happening here every few times phlocation runs, SMS Gateway has the same problem!

[sooty]

I've been testing an alternative reverse geocode service over the last couple of days. If it proves reliable over a week or so then I'll add it as an option or possibly use it as a backup.

Paul..

[Malosa]

i found a good website that offers 10k queries a day for reverse geo

https://locationiq.org/

Regards

[Malosa]

Hi paul,

I'm getting the error every time now.
can you please add this api to the plugin https://locationiq.org/ u have 10k free requests a day.

I can't use the lookup now, i get constantly the error.

regards

[sooty]

Hi paul,

I'm getting the error every time now.
can you please add this api to the plugin https://locationiq.org/ u have 10k free requests a day.

I can't use the lookup now, i get constantly the error.

regards

Google reverse geocode is working fine here without an API key. What do you get if you put this url into a browser ?

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api...08,-1.11649607

I'm currently making a lot of changes to the plug-in and adding support for alternative API's for things like reverse geocoding and distance matrix lookups etc is part of those changes.

This is not a 5 minute job because as well as making all the changes in the plug-in and making sure it doesn't screw things up for existing users, I also have to update the user guide before releasing a new version.

If you want to test a beta version with support for alternative API's, then send me an email and I will contact you when I have something available for testing.

Paul..

[Malosa]

Hi Paul,

when i click the link it returns normal.
but on your plugin i get an reverse api error,
also my devices don't update only battery etc.

But i send u an email i really want to beta test if u have something available

regards

Google reverse geocode is working fine here without an API key. What do you get if you put this url into a browser ?

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api...08,-1.11649607

I'm currently making a lot of changes to the plug-in and adding support for alternative API's for things like reverse geocoding and distance matrix lookups etc is part of those changes.

This is not a 5 minute job because as well as making all the changes in the plug-in and making sure it doesn't screw things up for existing users, I also have to update the user guide before releasing a new version.

If you want to test a beta version with support for alternative API's, then send me an email and I will contact you when I have something available for testing.

Paul..