Index: branches/5.3.x/core/units/helpers/geocode_helper.php
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diff -u -N -r15483 -r15902
--- branches/5.3.x/core/units/helpers/geocode_helper.php	(.../geocode_helper.php)	(revision 15483)
+++ branches/5.3.x/core/units/helpers/geocode_helper.php	(.../geocode_helper.php)	(revision 15902)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
-* @version	$Id: geocode_helper.php 15137 2012-03-04 08:06:21Z alex $
+* @version	$Id: geocode_helper.php 15902 2013-07-12 15:37:15Z alex $
 * @package	In-Portal
 * @copyright	Copyright (C) 1997 - 2009 Intechnic. All rights reserved.
 * @license      GNU/GPL
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 
 		    $qaddress = $address.', '.$city.', '.$state;
 		    $request_url = $this->Application->ConfigValue('GoogleMapsURL').'output=xml&key='.
-		    	$this->Application->ConfigValue('GoogleMapsKey').'&q='.urlencode($qaddress);
+		    	$this->Application->ConfigValue('GoogleMapsKey').'&q='.kUtil::escape($qaddress, kUtil::ESCAPE_URL);
 
 		    $curl_helper = $this->Application->recallObject('CurlHelper');
 			/* @var $curl_helper kCurlHelper */