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Geocodio [1] is another really good service to look into too: * Good free and premium paid service * They've gone a bit above and beyond to provide examples/d

Geocodio [1] is another really good service to look into too: * Good free and premium paid service * They've gone a bit above and beyond to provide examples/demos in all languages in their docs. Super easy for users * Can process bulk/batch request super fast in parallel on your behalf * Have a super cool front-end CSV upload tool built in React so non-programmers can geocode data in seconds * Forward/reverse geocoding * Also give Census data, congressional districts, state legislative districts, and even school districts Full disclosure: I know the husband and wife founder. Very nice people [1]: https://geocod.io https://geocod.io

Piskvorrr 10y ago
USA and Canada only :( Ah well, can't have everything.
TimMeade 10y ago
Excellent pricing on this. But i just ran my house on it and it was off by 10 houses while proclaiming perfect accuracy. The Google answer was exact. The other party was off by 1 house. Is this because of the underlying data from OSM?
- thecodemonkey 10y ago
  Hi Tim. Mathias from geocod.io here. Can you please drop us a line at hello AT geocod.io would love to look into what happened there. We're using Tiger/Line and Rooftop-level (through OpenAddresses) datasets under the hood. We do not use OSM as it's generally not optimized for geocoding.
  - maxerickson 10y ago
    It's a little odd to mention Tiger/Line and optimized for geocoding in the same sentence. Tiger/Line is specifically obscured to protect the anonymity of individuals that live in low density areas. It's de-optimized for geocoding before it is published for public access. It seems pretty likely that's the issue above. Of course OSM is not a great source of addresses either, as it simply doesn't have data for so many regions.
gopi_ar 10y ago
LocationIQ wasn't meant to compete with paid offerings. It was merely a way for the team at Unwired Labs to give back to the OSM community. We think the good folks at OSM deserves a great free tier. If geocoding needs are enterprise-grade / you are OK with spending a bit, you should look at Mapzen, OpenCage, and now, Geocodio.
- codecamper 10y ago
  I don't understand. You are "giving back" by creating a service where you make money. Are you publishing your source code?

Piskvorrr 10y ago

USA and Canada only :( Ah well, can't have everything.

TimMeade 10y ago

Excellent pricing on this. But i just ran my house on it and it was off by 10 houses while proclaiming perfect accuracy. The Google answer was exact. The other party was off by 1 house. Is this because of the underlying data from OSM?

thecodemonkey 10y ago
Hi Tim. Mathias from geocod.io here. Can you please drop us a line at hello AT geocod.io would love to look into what happened there. We're using Tiger/Line and Rooftop-level (through OpenAddresses) datasets under the hood. We do not use OSM as it's generally not optimized for geocoding.
- maxerickson 10y ago
  It's a little odd to mention Tiger/Line and optimized for geocoding in the same sentence. Tiger/Line is specifically obscured to protect the anonymity of individuals that live in low density areas. It's de-optimized for geocoding before it is published for public access. It seems pretty likely that's the issue above. Of course OSM is not a great source of addresses either, as it simply doesn't have data for so many regions.

gopi_ar 10y ago

LocationIQ wasn't meant to compete with paid offerings. It was merely a way for the team at Unwired Labs to give back to the OSM community. We think the good folks at OSM deserves a great free tier. If geocoding needs are enterprise-grade / you are OK with spending a bit, you should look at Mapzen, OpenCage, and now, Geocodio.

codecamper 10y ago
I don't understand. You are "giving back" by creating a service where you make money. Are you publishing your source code?