Google Maps API XML

This will get you the latitude and longitude of an address.

Note: After testing you should add you’re specific Google API key.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Net;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.XPath;

namespace GoogleMaps
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            #region GeoCode - Start
            string url = "http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?address=One Microsoft, Redmond, VA&sensor=false";

            WebResponse response = null;
            try
            {
                HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url);
                request.Method = "GET";
                response = request.GetResponse();
                if (response != null)
                {
                    XPathDocument document = new XPathDocument(response.GetResponseStream());
                    XPathNavigator navigator = document.CreateNavigator();

                    // get response status
                    XPathNodeIterator statusIterator = navigator.Select("/GeocodeResponse/status");
                    while (statusIterator.MoveNext())
                    {
                        if (statusIterator.Current.Value != "OK")
                        {
                            Console.Write("Geocode Problem");
                        }
                    }

                    // get results
                    XPathNodeIterator resultIterator = navigator.Select("/GeocodeResponse/result");
                    while (resultIterator.MoveNext())
                    {
                        XPathNodeIterator geometryIterator = resultIterator.Current.Select("geometry");
                        while (geometryIterator.MoveNext())
                        {
                            XPathNodeIterator locationIterator = geometryIterator.Current.Select("location");
                            while (locationIterator.MoveNext())
                            {
                                XPathNodeIterator latIterator = locationIterator.Current.Select("lat");
                                while (latIterator.MoveNext())
                                {
                                    Console.WriteLine("         lat: " + latIterator.Current.Value);
                                }
                                XPathNodeIterator lngIterator = locationIterator.Current.Select("lng");
                                while (lngIterator.MoveNext())
                                {
                                    Console.WriteLine("         lng: " + lngIterator.Current.Value);
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.Write(ex.Message);
            }
            finally
            {
                if (response != null)
                {
                    response.Close();
                    response = null;
                }
            }
            #endregion GeoCode - Stop
        }
    }
}