[postgis-users] Geocoding

[Stone, Matthew (DHS-HISP)]

Does/Will PostGis have a Geocoding routine built in such as ArcSDE has
locators and geocoding processing?  I am curious, as geocoding is the
building block of any GIS work I do and I have need of decent
open-source solutions that can process millions of records in a batch
mode, or can be implemented on the WEB as a "geocoding service" either
again in batch mode, or real time via other web-based applications.  I
understand the limitations of this functionality in an open-source
environment, namely the ability of getting decent reference data, but am
curious all the same.  

 

Maybe a module could be built that accesses the geocoding services
provided by Google or Yahoo, of MS Virtual Earth??????

 

Just thought I would throw this out there.

 

Matthew

 

Matthew Stone, MPH
UCSF/CA Dept. of Health Services
Health Information & Strategic Planning (HISP)

Office of County Health Services (OCHS)

1501 Capitol Ave MS 5204

Mailing Address:
PO BOX 997413, MS 5204
Sacramento CA 95899-7413 

Physical Address:

1501 Capitol Avenue, Suite 71.5195, MS 5204

Sacramento, CA 95814

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PH: 916-552-9918
FAX: 916-552-8260 

mstone at dhs.ca.gov

 

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