17.3. Reverse geocoding

Reverse geocoding is the process of finding an address, an area, or other information about a given location based on its latitude and longitude. Apple has provided a simple interface for retrieving this information.

The class used for reverse geocoding is called MKReverseGeocoder. It’s a powerful class with a simple interface. In addition to its init method, it only has two other methods and two properties. Table 17.3 lists these and explains their use.