Are there any potential drawbacks or limitations to using the opengeodb API for displaying user locations on a map?

One potential limitation of using the opengeodb API for displaying user locations on a map is that it may have limited coverage or accuracy for certain regions or countries. To address this issue, you can consider using multiple geolocation APIs in conjunction with opengeodb to improve coverage and accuracy. 

// Example code snippet using multiple geolocation APIs
$location = "New York, USA";

// Using opengeodb API
$opengeodb_url = "https://api.opengeodb.org/geo?address=" . urlencode($location);
$opengeodb_data = json_decode(file_get_contents($opengeodb_url), true);

// Using another geolocation API for backup
$backup_api_url = "https://anothergeolocationapi.com/geo?address=" . urlencode($location);
$backup_api_data = json_decode(file_get_contents($backup_api_url), true);

// Use the data from the API with better coverage or accuracy
if (!empty($opengeodb_data)) {
    $latitude = $opengeodb_data['latitude'];
    $longitude = $opengeodb_data['longitude'];
} elseif (!empty($backup_api_data)) {
    $latitude = $backup_api_data['latitude'];
    $longitude = $backup_api_data['longitude'];
}

// Display user location on map using $latitude and $longitude

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