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I have read https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/8671a641-2aff-4a59-8090-e21f1b8b7da7/
I can successfully parse a location in US with ASCII address, and URL also seems correct with the the address in Deutsch like
http://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Locations?key=...&addressLine=L%C3%A4nder%C3%B6schstr.72&countryRegion=Deutschland
However, in my case, it is Chinese and I can only get response of Beijing, instead of the detailed position of 动物园/zoo, to
GET http://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Locations?key=...&addressLine=%E5%8A%A8%E7%89%A9%E5%9B%AD&countryRegion=CN&locality=Beijing
Thanks in advance.
BTW lastly, I have to add tags to post, however I am not sure at all whether mine are correct for maps and rest-api, though they are the only I can find out.
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Hello @AllenTse-1792 Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Platform and thanks for your query. Community SME's on this topic or our team will review your scenario and circle back at the possible earliest time.
What is the exact location on interest in the question? Please add expected and difference in Azure maps, so that community members can help better!
“北京动物园”should locate to 39.941956,116.33676, while Bing gets 39.907806,116.39758, with formattedAddress:Beijing, China. That is to say, it does not parse my address, but only the parameter I provide, countryRegion=CN&locality=Beijing
addressLine=Beijing+Zoo&countryRegion=CN&locality=Beijing also gets 39.907806,116.39758, with formattedAddress:Beijing, China
So it is not about non-ASCII, but any address within Beijing.
The issue looks to be that you are using a mix of languages in your query and not specifying a culture code in the request. Adding "&culture=zh-CN" returns a result for the zoo in Chinese.
Though I still cannot search out &addressLine=Zoo&countryRegion=CN&adminDistrict=Beijing&culture=zh-CN or without culture
but I can now &addressLine=动物园&countryRegion=CN&adminDistrict=Beijing&culture=zh-CN
Thank you