Forma rápida e mediocre de pegar latitude longitude

gmapsRapido.php

<?php 



$address = 'avenida+gustavo+paiva,maceio,alagoas,brasil';

$geocode = file_get_contents('http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address='.$address.'&sensor=false');

$output= json_decode($geocode);

echo $lat = $output->results[0]->geometry->location->lat;
echo $long = $output->results[0]->geometry->location->lng;