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A meta-geocoding API 
Ed Freyfogle 
London API - 17 Sept. 2014 
http://opencagedata.com 
@opencagedata
Problem
Where are we?
(c) OpenStreetMap contributors
51.5225359, -0.1353835
Presenting the OpenCage Geocoder at #londonapi 17 Sept 2014
London!
London! 
Bloomsbury!
London! 
Bloomsbury! 
WC1E 6JA!
near Warren Street 
London! 
Capper Street 
Bloomsbury! 
WC1E 6JA! 
England 
Zone 1 
near UCL 
United Kingdom 
just off TCR
Presenting the OpenCage Geocoder at #londonapi 17 Sept 2014
placename long/lat
placename long/lat 
forward
placename long/lat 
forward 
reverse
Presenting the OpenCage Geocoder at #londonapi 17 Sept 2014
Yes!
Yes! but … 
T&Cs 
expensive at volume
OpenStreetMap
Yes!
Yes! but … 
not for high volume use 
variable coverage
Presenting the OpenCage Geocoder at #londonapi 17 Sept 2014
Yes!
Yes! and … 
one API, many geocoders 
free as in freedom 
annotations
You Geonames 
and more
Open data 
use any map you like 
cache as long as you like 
fix it 
get creative
Annotations 
timezones 
OS gridrefs 
geohash 
what3words 
more coming, suggestions welcome
Start geocoding: 
opencagedata.com
Like geo?
See you at #geomob 
4 Nov. 
geomobldn.org
Ed Freyfogle 
London API - 17 Sept. 2014 
http://opencagedata.com 
@opencagedata 
Thanks! 
Questions?
Thanks! 
Questions?

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