Can't understand API Output

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I am working with an API and when i make certain calls it returns some incomprehensible stuff like this:

{"id":100,"name":"Manhattan","level":1,"city":"New York","state":"NY","path":"manhattan","parent_id":1,"boundary_encoded_points_string":"kfqwFzkwbM}uAwM_iAmIgi@yQyfDm{BqmGc`Eon@ki@ir@{Ogt@cCcSia@{t@e`@}k@}Lwi@k[qBe[~Fc]lI}KzEcO^aUxFgN~I{Gd]pEff@xe@ra@h[pz@tj@hjA~b@loAoFfhAdAdf@ea@jk@{@vc@hh@dk@~[pb@lEfX_HtQ|CjWzWv|@vp@nh@vj@bYde@bf@dOri@Hvn@wBvtAtf@rS|y@zEzfA|Ofa@te@~|@{B|o@_Wd\\}n@s@","small_image_uri":"/images/no_photo_small.png","title":"Manhattan","subtitle":"in NYC","details":""}

what exactly is this:

kfqwFzkwbM}uAwM_iAmIgi@yQyfDm{BqmGc`Eon@ki@ir@{Ogt@cCcSia@{t@e`@}k@}Lwi@k[qBe[~Fc]lI}KzEcO^aUxFgN~I{Gd]pEff@xe@ra@h[pz@tj@hjA~b@loAoFfhAdAdf@ea@jk@{@vc@hh@dk@~[pb@lEfX_HtQ|CjWzWv|@vp@nh@vj@bYde@bf@dOri@Hvn@wBvtAtf@rS|y@zEzfA|Ofa@te@~|@{B|o@_Wd\\}n@s@

Posted 12-Dec-14 14:48pm

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DamithSL · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-12T15:56:00

this is encode polynomial location with set of points in a map. read below reference
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/utilities/polylinealgorithm[^]
if you need to decode this string and check the real location in the google map go to
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/utilities/polylineutility[^]
and place the above encoded string in the Encoded Polyline: input and click decode poly line button.
C# decode code can be found here : https://gist.github.com/shinyzhu/4617989[^]