[Qgis-user] Reliable geocoding alternative?

[Nicolas Cadieux]

Hi,
Do you have coordinates (x,y) in that csv?  You can generate the geometries from that.  If not, you will need to find a database for that. What were you planing on using for the geospatial info?

Nicolas Cadieux

> Le 23 sept. 2020 à 10:17, Erich Purpur <epurpur at gmail.com> a écrit :
> 
> 
> Thank you again for your response. I understand what you suggest but it won't work in this case unfortunately. 
> 
> I only have a .csv file, which has an address and all the other information too. There is no other layer.
> 
> -Erich
> 
>> On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 10:12 AM Nicolas Cadieux <njacadieux.gitlab at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> To do this, you need two files. If they are csv, you can use that.  If you are limited in what you can do, just save a geopackage.  You will need one file with the addresses (that you have) and one file, or a data base with the georeferenced information.  Do you have that? If not what where you planing to use to find the geographic positions of the objects?
>> 
>> A csv is a vector layer if it’s georeferenced or a database if it’s not.  You may be limited in what you can do but export it to a for at that QGIS can write to like geopackage or SpatiaLite which is the same thing but with not spatial info.
>> 
>> Nicolas Cadieux
>> 
>>> Le 23 sept. 2020 à 08:52, Erich Purpur <epurpur at gmail.com> a écrit :
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi Nicolas-
>>> 
>>> The issue is that I have data in a .csv file. Each row has an address. Both the 'join attributes by location' and 'join attributes by field value' tool specify that it joins vector layers. But I don't have a vector layer. 
>>> 
>>> -Erich
>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 7:41 PM Nicolas Cadieux <njacadieux.gitlab at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> Why not just use "Join Attributes by Location" or "Join Attributes by Field Value" in Processing?  If you have inconsistent results, I would look at your data base.  Are you using unique fields?  Do you have duplicate shapes or shape collections (MultiPoints, Mulit...)?  What method are you using? intersects, within...  ?
>>>> 
>>>> Nicolas
>>>> 
>>>> On 2020-09-22 7:19 p.m., Erich Purpur wrote:
>>>>> Hi all-
>>>>> 
>>>>> Geocoding is the one process I am still doing in ArcPro. Most of the QGIS geocoding tutorials I have found recommend using the Geocoding tool in MMQGIS but I have really struggled to get consistent results.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Does anyone have an alternative Geocoding plugin or other tool they use?  It doesn't have to be within QGIS, an external tool would be fine.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Erich Purpur
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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