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Postal codes in wrong countries 3d maps.

Dennis Zwinkels 1 Reputation point
2021-07-14T06:54:54.47+00:00

Dear all,

Lately I have been experimenten with 3d maps and its a great tool.

In our administration the postal codes are always filled in correct, so thats the geographical variable which I would like to use.
However, many postal codes are the same as in other countries. For instance the postal codes of Hungary are the same as in The Netherlands.
It looks like since I am located in The Netherlands, 3d maps will place the Hungarian postal codes in The Netherlands instead of Hungary.
I expierence the same with Spain and the USA....L.

Is there a way to let 3d maps "know" that I want the Hungarian postal codes and not the Dutch ones?

Your help is much appreciated!

Many thanks!

Dennis

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Apps
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  1. Duncan Lawler - MSFT 571 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
    2021-07-14T15:09:06.853+00:00

    I'm not sure exactly which product you're referring to when you say "3D maps" as there are several 3D capable map controls. In general, it sounds like you are having difficulty geocoding the post-code name to the correct entity. This can usually be solved by providing more context - for example in the geocoding string rather than just giving the postcode (i.e. "3815 KL"), supply additional context like "3815 KL, Netherlands" or "3815 KL, Hungary".
    Depending on the geocoding API you are using, you can also supply a hint location to help the geocoder disambiguate strings better - for example see the Geopoint hint parameter when calling the FindLocationsAsync API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.services.maps.maplocationfinder.findlocationsasync?view=winrt-20348#Windows_Services_Maps_MapLocationFinder_FindLocationsAsync_System_String_Windows_Devices_Geolocation_Geopoint_

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