//always need to use YOUR_API_KEY for requests.  Do this in App_Start.
GoogleSigned.AssignAllServices(new GoogleSigned("YOUR_API_KEY"));

var request = new GeocodingRequest();
request.Address = "1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500";
var response = new GeocodingService().GetResponse(request);

//The GeocodingService class submits the request to the API web service, and returns the
//response strongly typed as a GeocodeResponse object which may contain zero, one or more results.

//Assuming we received at least one result, let's get some of its properties:
if(response.Status == ServiceResponseStatus.Ok && response.Results.Count() > 0)
{
    var result = response.Results.First();

    Console.WriteLine("Full Address: " + result.FormattedAddress);         // "1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, USA"
    Console.WriteLine("Latitude: " + result.Geometry.Location.Latitude);   // 38.8976633
    Console.WriteLine("Longitude: " + result.Geometry.Location.Longitude); // -77.0365739
    Console.WriteLine();
}
else
{
    Console.WriteLine("Unable to geocode.  Status={0} and ErrorMessage={1}", response.Status, response.ErrorMessage);
}

//always need to use YOUR_API_KEY for requests.  Do this in App_Start.
GoogleSigned.AssignAllServices(new GoogleSigned("YOUR_API_KEY"));
var map = new StaticMapRequest();
map.Center = new Location("1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500");
map.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(400, 400);
map.Zoom = 14;

//Web Forms: Page method contains above code to create the request
var hyperlink = (Hyperlink)Page.FindControl("Hyperlink1");
hyperlink.NavigateUrl = map.ToUri().ToString();

//MVC: controller contains above code to create the request
ViewBag["StaticMapUri"] = map.ToUri();

//MVC: view code
<img src="@ViewBag["StaticMapUri"]" alt="Static Map Image" />

//for WPF:
BitmapImage img = new BitmapImage();
img.SourceStream = staticMapsService.GetStream(staticMapsRequest);

this.imageControl.Image = img;

//enterprise users to use your supplied information for requests.  Do this in App_Start.
GoogleSigned.AssignAllServices(new GoogleSigned("gme-your-client-id", "your-signing-key"));

// Then do as many requests as you like...
var request = new GeocodingRequest();
//...
var response = GeocodingService.GetResponse(request);

//always need to use YOUR_API_KEY for requests.  Do this in App_Start.
GoogleSigned.AssignAllServices(new GoogleSigned("your-api-key"));

// Then do as many requests as you like...
var request = new GeocodingRequest();
//...
var response = GeocodingService.GetResponse(request);

const GoogleSigned apikey = new GoogleSigned("special_api_key_here");
var request = new GeocodingRequest();
//...
var service = new GeocodingService(request, apikey);