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When we created the GeoCoder plugin for Geomajas we faced that same
problem. The google geocoder has a few drawbacks that makes it
unsuitable.<br>
In the end we used the Yahoo service together with the Geonames
service, with pretty good results.<br>
<br>
Hope that helps.<br>
<br>
<br>
On 02/04/2011 02:34 PM, JP Glutting wrote:
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cite="mid:AANLkTinzVxR7vfgHz_YUyqvyivGPhDN0WVvb_e-RZrLb@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Hello,
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I have a large set of addresses (around 150k) that I need to
geocode for a study (my Masters thesis on heat-related
mortality). I am looking into different solutions, but I can't
find anything that seems like it would work properly.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I could script a solution using Google's map API, but there
is a limit of 2,500 addreses per day (I can get around them with
a little patience). </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Right now the best solution I am looking at geopy for
geocoding addresses (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://code.google.com/p/geopy/">http://code.google.com/p/geopy/</a>).
It seems like a good system, I think I can use it to pull
addresses out of my database and write back coordinates. There
is one thing that I am not sure, about, though, is whether I am
actually allowed to use the Google API without my use being
liked to a specific web page. The terms of service and form for
getting a Google API key require a URL linked to a Google
account. In fact, it looks like the API can only be used through
a web site:</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0pt
0pt 0pt 40px; border: medium none; padding: 0px;">
<div>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:
Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">5.2 <u>Account
Key</u>. After supplying Google with your account
information and the URL of your Maps API Implementation, and
accepting the Terms, you will be issued an alphanumeric key
assigned to you by Google that is uniquely associated with
your Google Account and the URL of your Maps API
Implementation. Your Maps API Implementation must import the
Google Maps APIs using this key as described in the <a
moz-do-not-send="true" id="ac:s"
href="http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/"
title="Maps APIs Documentation" target="_top"
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Maps APIs Documentation</a>,
and Google will block requests with an invalid key or
invalid URL. You may only obtain and use a key in accordance
with these Terms and the <a moz-do-not-send="true" id="ac:s"
href="http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/"
title="Maps APIs Documentation" target="_top"
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Maps APIs Documentation</a>.</span>"</div>
</blockquote>
<br>
<div>So it looks like I can't even get it to work without a URL. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I can always write a script that loops through results
extracted from the database, creates URLs and parses the XML
results one at a time, but that seems like a fairly inelegant
solution. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Does anyone have any good ideas about how to geocode a few
thousand addresses?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Many thanks,</div>
<div>JP</div>
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