[Mapserver-users] RE: geocoding product

Sat Mar 27 10:21:48 PST 2004

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Hello,

I too have an interst in GeoCoding.  I have some experience with 
ADdressing and related issues that might help out.  I'm also interested 
in Placename lookups as geocode queries.  I work at a municipal level.  
So other items like Street Intersection lookups are also a fairly big need.

If you could please keep me in the loop on this as well.

bobb

John Hagstrand wrote:

>Hello Will and Eric,
>
>I am working on a geocoder also.  I need to support a variety of data
>formats: NavTech and TeleAtlas as well as Tiger.
>
>I'd like to contribute to an open source geocoder.
>
>Will, I've been looking into geocoders for awhile.  The products I've looked
>at for Linux/Unix seem to cost at least $15,000 per year.  Probably the top
>of the line is a product line called Centrus, previously owned by Sagent,
>now owned by Group 1 software.  www.centrus.com  They license their product
>to MapQuest and other large services.
>
>There are also online services, like www.geocode.com.
>
>If you'd like more company and product names, let me know more details about
>your platform and requirements, and I'll look through my notes and see if I
>can help.
>
>I've decided I prefer to have my own, or an open source product, so I'm all
>for putting a group together to build one.
>
>John
>
>
>  
>
>>Will,
>>
>>I'm working on an opensource product right now to accomplish this using
>>the Tiger/LINE 2003 data set.  I'll
>>try and get an alpha version up for download by Monday.
>>
>>Eric Waters
>>
>>On Fri, Mar 26, 2004 at 07:52:05AM -0700, Will Richardson wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>Does anyone know of a good geocoding product that will take addresses
>>>and get a lat/long?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Will
>>>
>>>      
>>>
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Hello,<br>
<br>
I too have an interst in GeoCoding.  I have some experience with
ADdressing and related issues that might help out.  I'm also interested
in Placename lookups as geocode queries.  I work at a municipal level. 
So other items like Street Intersection lookups are also a fairly big
need.<br>
<br>
If you could please keep me in the loop on this as well.<br>
<br>
bobb<br>
<br>
John Hagstrand wrote:
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  <pre wrap="">Hello Will and Eric,

I am working on a geocoder also.  I need to support a variety of data
formats: NavTech and TeleAtlas as well as Tiger.

I'd like to contribute to an open source geocoder.

Will, I've been looking into geocoders for awhile.  The products I've looked
at for Linux/Unix seem to cost at least $15,000 per year.  Probably the top
of the line is a product line called Centrus, previously owned by Sagent,
now owned by Group 1 software.  <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
 href="http://www.centrus.com">www.centrus.com</a>  They license their product
to MapQuest and other large services.

There are also online services, like <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
 href="http://www.geocode.com">www.geocode.com</a>.

If you'd like more company and product names, let me know more details about
your platform and requirements, and I'll look through my notes and see if I
can help.

I've decided I prefer to have my own, or an open source product, so I'm all
for putting a group together to build one.

John

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    <pre wrap="">Will,

I'm working on an opensource product right now to accomplish this using
the Tiger/LINE 2003 data set.  I'll
try and get an alpha version up for download by Monday.

Eric Waters

On Fri, Mar 26, 2004 at 07:52:05AM -0700, Will Richardson wrote:
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      <pre wrap="">Hello,

Does anyone know of a good geocoding product that will take addresses
and get a lat/long?

Thanks,
Will

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