<![CDATA[Latest posts for the topic "Using Geocoding for your database"]]> http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/4.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Using Geocoding for your database http://gmaps-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/articles-phpsqlgeocode/phpsqlgeocode_xml.php but
Note: the geocoding service may only be used in conjunction with a Google map; geocoding results without displaying them on a map is prohibited. For complete details on allowed usage, consult the Maps API Terms of Service License Restrictions.  
http://code.google.com/intl/en/apis/maps/documentation/geocoding/index.html This service works properly only for city, but not for streets:
no records found in geonames database, showing yahoo geocoder first result  
How can I (without license violations) get coords with street-precision? Yahoo allowed it?]]> http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1900.page#7744 http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1900.page#7744 GMT Re:Using Geocoding for your database http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1900.page#7755 http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1900.page#7755 GMT Re:Using Geocoding for your database

marc wrote:
geonames does not offer geocoding services on street level. Marc 
what kind of (payable) alternative can be offered in this case?]]> http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1900.page#7760 http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1900.page#7760 GMT Re:Using Geocoding for your database gisgraphy. It mix Openstreetmap and Geonames datasets. You can install it by your own or use the free services for non commercial use Hope it helps David ]]> http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1900.page#7761 http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1900.page#7761 GMT Re:Using Geocoding for your database Openstreetmap provides streets informations   Do you mean http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Category:Nominatim ?]]> http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1900.page#7762 http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1900.page#7762 GMT Re:Using Geocoding for your database nominatim is a webservice based on the openstreetmap dataset. ->openstreetmap provides streets informations that you can download and use it. ->Gisgraphy is a framework that provides an importer for the Openstreetmap and Geonames datasets and provides geocoding / reverse geocoding / findnearby webservices. you can use the free services hosted by gisgraphy or install it on your own server. hope it is clearer :) David ]]> http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1900.page#7764 http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1900.page#7764 GMT