Geocoding API V2 Note: The Google Maps Geocoding API Version 2 has been officially deprecated as of March 8, 2010. The V2 API will continue to work as per our deprecation policy, but we encourage you to migrate your code to the new Geocoding API. What is Geocoding? Geocoding is the process of converting addresses (like "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA") into geographic coordinates (li