How do I get current location (address .. reverse geocode)?

[Faraz_Firoz]

How to get current location in a label example- At this time I am in Sangrampur gopal of Bihar and I want that I got Sangrampur gopal in a label.
I want also to get in which village he live

[ChrisWard]

Show us your Blocks Faraz.

Right-mouse in the Blocks work area and select "Download Blocks as image"

You are using the LocationSensor Blocks? The actual level of detail varies and the Smartphone needs to be in a good GPS reception area. The location sensor is triggered by movement so you need to walk at least 5 meters to get a sensible result.

[dora_paz]

Also @Faraz_Firoz you know there is a search option in the community

https://community.appinventor.mit.edu/search?q=current%20location

[SteveJG]

You already have the current location if you use the LocationSensor. That is the latitude and longitude coordinates.

What you want is the address. How to get that is discussed in this tutorial

HOW TO: Parse a LocationSensor's Current Address by SteveJG

HOW TO: Parse a LocationSensor’s Current Address by SteveJG [CurrentAddress] When an app asks the LocationSensor for the CurrentAddress, the LocationSensor retrieves the information Google provides from its database for a location in a csv format if there is any information in its database for the device’s current perceived location. In the USA, the information provided is typically four (or possibly more) comma separated values. For example in the USA: Street Address,City,State plus zip …

Be aware, addresses are not available for all location.

[Faraz_Firoz]

@ChrisWard

Show us your Blocks Faraz.

@dora_paz

there is a search option

Oh I do not know about this

[Faraz_Firoz]

I got that no address available

[SteveJG]

That is because Google uses a database to determine an address and that information is not available for all locations. Users will get that response if they are in a farmer's field, a crowded city and other places. \

@SteveJG

The “address” you receive might not always be the results you expect. The reported address also depends on the LocationSensor Accurracy value of the current satellite fix. What is reported for a street address might be the address of the building next door or the building across the street rather than where you think you should be. Why? Your GPS is not always reporting ‘precise’ geocoordinates. If the Accuracy is not a small value, your device isn’t necessarily where it ‘says’ it is.

There are multiple reasons why a user might not be able to get a street address. The information might be blocked in some countries, frequently an address is Not Available in rural areas (what is the address of a cotton field?) or in large cities without defined street information. Sometimes no address because the GPS fix is insufficient to provide that information or the device is not connected to the Internet. To use CurrentAddress, the device must have a network or WIFI connection. The CurrentAddress LocationSensor blocks ONLY work if your device is connected with WIFI or a Mobil Network because the LocationSensor must access an online Google database .

[Faraz_Firoz]

Is there any way to get location at any place

[SteveJG]

@Faraz_Firoz

get location at any place

• the LocationSensor.CurrentAddress provides a street address for most locations. It is the best data available probably anywhere.
• use a Map component to display a map to show where the Android is located.
• you might be able to use this service https://www.gps-coordinates.net/
• what you want to do is called reverse geocoding. This is what the LocationSensor does for an address provided by your gps hardware You might like to see this description Geocoding API overview  |  Google for Developers

Provide the geocoordinates (latitude and longitude) so we can see where you need the address and perhaps I can offer more specific advice.

[SteveJG]

Perhaps this will help

Reverse GEOCODE from custom Lat Long

You can obtain a street address directly from the LocationSensor (CurrentAddress) where this is based on your device’s present latitude and longitude. You cannot obtain address information from an arbitrary latitude / longitude pair with Blocks. The LocationSensor can provide a CurrentAddress from the user’s actual location . To reverse geocode (what you want to do) to determine the address of an arbitrary latitude and longitude pair, do some advanced coding using javascript using Google’s…