title: Google Place API for Parking Spots
body: <p>I have just used google place API for finding parking spots nearby location. It works great and I am getting response when I make simple GET Request to Google place API. </p>
  
  <p>Here is the URL for sending Simple Request to get Parking Spots for the near by location</p>
  
  <pre><code>https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/nearbysearch/json?location=LAT,LONG&amp;radius=500&amp;types=parking&amp;sensor=false&amp;key=APIKEY
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And when I pass lat long for my current city, then I am getting: </p>
  
  <pre><code>{
     "html_attributions" : [],
     "results" : [
        {
           "geometry" : {
              "location" : {
                 "lat" : 23.027462,
                 "lng" : 72.57919699999999
              }
           },
           "icon" : "http://maps.gstatic.com/mapfiles/place_api/icons/generic_business-71.png",
           "id" : "6f7c1e623f7d6a70eb612d6f58373c222b5f1c97",
           "name" : "AMC Pay and Park",
           "reference" : "CoQBcwAAAF7ZnmGltBQ7log8OTHxhjqMNZKq2wQTffbXmTI2u4Lm-QXhAOVTxwK2Lu_SSuZgdQ1uVMLmo9hhJhXHT7Loa4LEzqOePfGwJvZ3pGbEFdg7fEGsqaNdNpVnw0hMUK4qFkBlh5fstFAoanUGJ5LRistdJI7otAwQ-bWQIPXH_DJXEhCTkcSIZq-69YHIURouswj7GhTCyO-tz0DiTdVozVlBBqiC15T4OA",
           "types" : [ "parking", "establishment" ],
           "vicinity" : "Khanpur, Amdavad"
        },
        {
           "geometry" : {
              "location" : {
                 "lat" : 23.026521,
                 "lng" : 72.583656
              }
           },
           "icon" : "http://maps.gstatic.com/mapfiles/place_api/icons/generic_business-71.png",
           "id" : "37ba75c2dd455b0c63c207f17fdbb27bb11951bb",
           "name" : "AMC Parking",
           "reference" : "CnRuAAAAXfjCgAfzvpuB3Bp_iWgXFnPp3O_I24ozqvfKnzND1jH5pZ5y_skNlCDSyworLODMTjJ7Bx9EabdRsaWuoWGYnb4W5axP9unFvprwftoDfAbWFS0RQREl01mCyeU-jO56izs9Q6KerrPkbZR2M_E9NRIQ5gVcDojpihbQQGDhjHDvAxoUhJTBKuodC-bBz_Ovdq4cbu67eQk",
           "types" : [ "parking", "establishment" ],
           "vicinity" : "Relief Rd, Gheekanta, Bhadra, Amdavad"
        }
     ],
     "status" : "OK"
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Okay my query is that, are those data live/real?</p>
  
  <p>As I have seen Card2Go &amp; <a href="http://www.parkwhiz.com/developers/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.parkwhiz.com/developers/</a> is providing very nice data, it's real and updating very frequently.</p>
  
  <p>The reason why I am not using Car2Go and ParkWhiz is because these services are available for only specific countries. I don't want to make my application for only specific country. So I have decided to use Google Place API for Parking Spots. I think Google Data is not updated as frequently as Car2Go and ParkWhiz API's data is updated. Isn't it?</p>
  
  <p>Is it okay to use Google API for Finding Nearest Parking Spots? Another question, is Google providing Data for Street Parking As well?</p>
  
  <p>If any one have some nice suggestions regarding this, then it will be highly appreciated.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>