code: public Location getInfoByUrl(String url) throws FlickrException {
          Map<String, Object> parameters = new HashMap<String, Object>();
          parameters.put("method", METHOD_GET_INFO_BY_URL);
  
          parameters.put("url", url);
  
          Response response = transportAPI.get(transportAPI.getPath(), parameters, apiKey, sharedSecret);
          if (response.isError()) {
              throw new FlickrException(response.getErrorCode(), response.getErrorMessage());
          }
          Element locationElement = response.getPayload();
          return parseLocation(locationElement);
      }
docs: Lookup information about a place, by its flickr.com/places URL.
  
  <p>
  This method does not require authentication.
  </p>
  
  @param url
  @return A Location
  @throws FlickrException