[postgis-users] Geocoding

[Markus Schaber]

Hi, Rich,

Rich Gibson wrote:

> Geocoder.us is based on the open source Perl module, Geo::Coder::US,
> and the free Tiger data.
> 
> Schuyler has also considered adapting it to use NAVTAQ data, but not
> as open source.  If it used NAVTAQ data we would need to figure out
> the data licensing issues.  They have better data, and it can be worth
> the price, but the free data is pretty good, and did I mention that it
> is free :-)

Well, it seems that NavteQ at least is much more fair than their other
commercial competition, and if you want to provide services outside the
US, Tiger is of very low help...

Markus