Prepaid credit and Unlimited packages, explained
Once free allowances run out, usage draws on prepaid credit at a fixed rate or an Unlimited package, with the same pricing on every endpoint.
My Geocode blog (page 18)
Notes on geocoding, IP data, and building on the My Geocode API.
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Detecting fraud rings by shared IP ranges
A marketplace noticed that a cluster of seemingly unrelated seller accounts kept logging in from the same narrow slice of network address space.
Filter bot traffic using ASN and network data
Data center and hosting networks show up clearly in ASN and organization fields, which is useful signal for filtering automated traffic.
Why "just use lat and lon" oversimplifies location precision
A pair of coordinates looks like the whole answer, but without knowing how they were derived, two identical-looking coordinate pairs can carry very different reliability.
The case for boring, stable API versioning
An exciting new API version is a migration project for everyone downstream of it. Boring, stable versioning is a feature, not a lack of ambition.
Moving off a Bing Maps time zone integration
Bing's time zone data is often tied to the same account as its geocoding calls. Here is how to separate and migrate that one piece.
Reverse geocoding accuracy near international borders
A coordinate a few meters from a border can reverse geocode to either country depending on exactly how the border data is drawn. This is a genuinely hard case, not a bug.
Batch resolve postal codes for a customer list
Resolve every postal code in a customer export in one batch request, instead of looking up each row individually one at a time.
Building a ride-share pickup radius check
A campus ride-share app needed to confirm a pickup request actually fell inside its approved operating zone before dispatching a driver.
Quota headers on every response: know your limit before you call
Every My Geocode response carries a full set of quota headers, so a script can know exactly where it stands without a separate usage lookup.
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