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Use when converting street addresses into spatial data that can be displayed as features on a map, by a reference dataset or locator.

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Should I consider any other geocoding services?

Texas A&M Geocoding Services: No. Their data appears to be U.S.-centric. Data Science Toolkit: No. Support seems questionable. NetAcuity: No. …
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Global address datasets for testing?

Are there any free global address datasets I can use to test my geocoding application? I'm looking for a dataset that contains residential addresses from countries around the world. …
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Write Nominatim-like geocode query using only PostGIS functions?

I'm new to PostGIS and was anticipating being able to write geocode queries using only the functions provided by PostGIS. However, once I loaded my database using osm2pgsql and discovered tables like …
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PostGIS Type Modifier Error

I'm trying to work an example from the "PostGIS Cookbook" and I'm getting an error I don't understand. I'm running the example using Postgres.app on a MacBook. Postgres.app is running PostgreSQL 9.1 …
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Limit data imported into PostGIS database?

Here are my questions: Which loader should I be using to put the data in an optimal format for the geocoding queries shown above? … I've read that Imposim is good if you have limited memory but I read that osm2pgsql might be best if I'm geocoding. …
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