presenting the opencage geocoder at #londonapi 17 sept 2014

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A meta-geocoding API Ed Freyfogle London API - 17 Sept. 2014 http://opencagedata.com @opencagedata

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A lightening talk about the OpenCage geocoder - see http://geocoder.opencagedata.com - to be presented at #londonapi by Ed Freyfogle (@freyfogle) on 17th September 2014

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A meta-geocoding API

Ed FreyfogleLondon API - 17 Sept. 2014

http://opencagedata.com@opencagedata

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Problem

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Where are we?

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(c) OpenStreetMap contributors

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51.5225359, -0.1353835

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London!

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London!

Bloomsbury!

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London!

Bloomsbury!

WC1E 6JA!

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London!Bloomsbury!

WC1E 6JA!

near Warren Street

England

Capper Street

Zone 1near UCL

United Kingdom

just off TCR

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placename long/lat

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placename long/lat

forward

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placename long/lat

forward

reverse

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Yes!

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Yes! but …T&Csexpensive at volume

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OpenStreetMap

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Yes!

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Yes! but …not for high volume usevariable coverage

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Yes!

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Yes! and …one API, many geocodersfree as in freedomannotations

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You Geonames

and more

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Open datause any map you like cache as long as you likefix itget creative

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Annotationstimezones OS gridrefs geohashwhat3wordsmore coming, suggestions welcome

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Start geocoding:opencagedata.com

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Like geo?

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See you at #geomob4 Nov. geomobldn.org

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Ed FreyfogleLondon API - 17 Sept. 2014

http://opencagedata.com@opencagedata

Thanks! Questions?

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Thanks! Questions?