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Ariadna – Opensource geocoder for OSM data

65 points by Gen1us2k 10y ago

nl 10y ago
What does this do that Nominatim[1] doesn't? [1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim
- vidarh 10y ago
  Good question.. Based on my experience with Nominatim I really, really hope the answer would be that it imports faster/uses less space (to be clear: I have no idea if it does - but imports and the sheer data volume have been my biggest pain point with Nominatim)
  - Gen1us2k 10y ago
    Ariadna can search crossroads :)
- earlgreyhot 10y ago
  Nominatum does not support auto complete.
tuukkah 10y ago
I wonder how this compares to Pelias which supports autocomplete based on OpenStreetMap, OpenAddresses, GeoNames and Who's on First: http://pelias.io http://pelias.io
- vidarh 10y ago
  In fact, one of them seems to have taken part of the other ones description and modified it slightly. EDIT: Codebases appears to be entirely different though (Node.js vs Go)
  - Gen1us2k 10y ago
    I took a pelias README, because I had a low english skills when I've done it. BTW README needs to be updated and I think that I'll update it soon
    - vidarh 10y ago
      That's understandable. I wouldn't worry about it other than that it made it superficially look like they were related.
pella 10y ago
other: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Search_engines https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Search_engines
trekking101 10y ago
What inspired you to start this project? There are numerous open source geocoders and the core problem isn't the software anyway, it's data. I'm often perplexed by people spending time building new things thinking they've uncovered/solved something when researching/talking with others who have domain experience would quickly reveal there may not be a there there.
- deleted 10y ago
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- Gen1us2k 10y ago
  I need to solve a few problems for my city: 1. Search crossroads 2. Search pair of lat/lon from non structured text 3. Possibility to add a custom data And it was my inspiration to create yet another geocoder.
  - chippy 10y ago
    Love the itch scratching motive! Crossroads and intersections is a nice idea - they are used quite a lot in American cities, from casual observation "at the corner of Pine and Union". I imagine in some countries with different addressing systems, road intersections may be a primary means of locating things.
- tuukkah 10y ago
  The data issue is solved by the world turning green little by little: http://results.openaddresses.io http://results.openaddresses.io Not to forget OpenStreetMap and https://mapzen.com/blog/who-s-on-first/ https://mapzen.com/blog/who-s-on-first/

65 points by Gen1us2k 10y ago

nl 10y ago

What does this do that Nominatim[1] doesn't? [1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim

vidarh 10y ago
Good question.. Based on my experience with Nominatim I really, really hope the answer would be that it imports faster/uses less space (to be clear: I have no idea if it does - but imports and the sheer data volume have been my biggest pain point with Nominatim)
- Gen1us2k 10y ago
  Ariadna can search crossroads :)
earlgreyhot 10y ago
Nominatum does not support auto complete.

tuukkah 10y ago

I wonder how this compares to Pelias which supports autocomplete based on OpenStreetMap, OpenAddresses, GeoNames and Who's on First: http://pelias.io http://pelias.io

vidarh 10y ago
In fact, one of them seems to have taken part of the other ones description and modified it slightly. EDIT: Codebases appears to be entirely different though (Node.js vs Go)
- Gen1us2k 10y ago
  I took a pelias README, because I had a low english skills when I've done it. BTW README needs to be updated and I think that I'll update it soon
  - vidarh 10y ago
    That's understandable. I wouldn't worry about it other than that it made it superficially look like they were related.

pella 10y ago

other: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Search_engines https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Search_engines

trekking101 10y ago

What inspired you to start this project? There are numerous open source geocoders and the core problem isn't the software anyway, it's data. I'm often perplexed by people spending time building new things thinking they've uncovered/solved something when researching/talking with others who have domain experience would quickly reveal there may not be a there there.

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Gen1us2k 10y ago
I need to solve a few problems for my city: 1. Search crossroads 2. Search pair of lat/lon from non structured text 3. Possibility to add a custom data And it was my inspiration to create yet another geocoder.
- chippy 10y ago
  Love the itch scratching motive! Crossroads and intersections is a nice idea - they are used quite a lot in American cities, from casual observation "at the corner of Pine and Union". I imagine in some countries with different addressing systems, road intersections may be a primary means of locating things.
tuukkah 10y ago
The data issue is solved by the world turning green little by little: http://results.openaddresses.io http://results.openaddresses.io Not to forget OpenStreetMap and https://mapzen.com/blog/who-s-on-first/ https://mapzen.com/blog/who-s-on-first/