Geocoding is the process of converting a human-readable address or location into geographic coordinates, typically latitude and longitude. It's like asking ChatGPT to explain a programming concept - you give it something it can understand, and it spits out a bunch of numbers that make sense to a computer.

How to use it in a sentence

• I tried to impress my Tinder date by casually mentioning geocoding during dinner, but she just looked at me like I was speaking Klingon.

• After spending hours debugging my geocoding function, I realized I had been passing in "123 Sesame Street" instead of an actual address.

If you actually want to learn more...

• Find my nearest toilet, curry, whatever — Martin Kleppmann's blog: This article dives into the world of location-based services, discussing privacy concerns and the various methods used to determine a user's location, such as GPS, operator-based lookups, and cell ID databases.

• Computing distance from longitude and latitude: If you've ever wondered how to calculate the distance between two points on Earth using their latitude and longitude coordinates, this article has got you covered. It's like the Pythagorean theorem on steroids.

• Geocoding in Python with GeoPy: For those brave enough to venture into the world of Python geocoding libraries, this tutorial introduces GeoPy and demonstrates how to convert addresses into coordinates and vice versa. It's like having a personal GPS in your code.

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