geolocation

public function geocode($address = null)
	{
		if (is_null($address))
			return false;

		// url encode the address
		$address = urlencode($address);

		// google map geocode api url
		$url = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?sensor=false&components=country:de&address={$address}&key={$this->compoParams->get('maps_api', 0)}";

		// get the json response
		$resp_json = file_get_contents($url);

		// decode the json
		$resp = json_decode($resp_json, true);

		// response status will be 'OK', if able to geocode given address
		if ($resp['status'] == 'OK')
		{

			// get the important data
			$geodata['lat'] = $resp['results'][0]['geometry']['location']['lat'];
			$geodata['lng'] = $resp['results'][0]['geometry']['location']['lng'];

			// verify if data is complete
			if (isset($geodata['lat']) && !is_null($geodata['lat']) && isset($geodata['lng']) && !is_null($geodata['lng']))
			{

				return $geodata;

			}
			else
			{
				return false;
			}

		}
		else
		{
			return false;
		}
	}