Android studio Geocoder get location category

Question

I am using the Geocoder class in android studio and I am able to get country name and address by doing

Geocoder geocoder = new Geocoder(this, Locale.getDefault());
    List<Address> addresses = geocoder.getFromLocation(latitude, longitude, 1);
    if (addresses != null && addresses.size() > 0) {
        userCountry = addresses.get(0).getCountryName();
        userAddress = addresses.get(0).getAddressLine(0);
}

What I want to do now is to categorize the location. Let`s say if I'm near a park I will translate the latitude and longitude to "park" or if I'm at the beach it will categorize the location as "beach". Is there anything I can use to categorize these places automatically using longitude and latitude?

I thought maybe

addresses.get(0).getLocality() 

but it just gives me city name

and when I tried

addresses.get(0).getFeatureName()

it just gives me a number so I'm not sure what that number is.

Answer 1

You could use your longitude and latitude along with Google Places API .

Through the API you will be able to tell if a user is near a city-based location such as a gym or a park.

You can find more information about this API here .

Answer 2

Geocoder can't give you the types.

Also, geocoder isn't avaiable on all devices.

Instead, I would recommend to use the Google Geocoding API.

It returns types of places along with their names. For more information, read here: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/intro