Hola Alvaro, No, I wasn't aware of Cartociudad. It looks very interesting. Now I have so many choices, I don't know what to do.
Thanks! JP On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 6:44 PM, Alvaro Zabala <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Do you know cartociudad project, from spanish IGN? > > It have web services related with spanish street map, and one of this is > geocoding service: > > http://www.cartociudad.es/portal/pdf/CARTOCIUDAD_Direcciones.pdf > > > Best regards > > > On 4 February 2011 21:27, JP Glutting <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Wladimir, >> >> That is sort of what I thought. Too bad. I was just in Barcelona >> yesterday, at the CSIC, to get data. Where do you work? >> >> I am on the geoinquiets list too, but I am afraid I am on so many lists >> and in so many projects that I don't keep close track of them all. I should >> hop over and introduce myself, though. >> >> Fins aviat, >> JP >> >> Public Health - GIS - Bioinformatics >> http://www.bmeisis.com >> <http://www.bmeisis.com/>http://www.jpglutting.com >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 7:18 PM, Wladimir Szczerban <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi JP, >>> >>> I live in Barcelona and unfortunately there is no open geocoding service >>> in Barcelona. In the group of geoinquietos (http://www.geoinquiets.cat/ >>> or http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Geoinquiets_Barcelona) we are trying to >>> get the ICC (http://www.icc.cat/) the official agency open the geocoding >>> service they have. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> BOLO >>> >>> 2011/2/4 Stark Hans-Jörg <[email protected]> >>> >>> Any initiative for OA is appreciated highly ;o) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> hj >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Von:* [email protected] [mailto: >>>> [email protected]] *Im Auftrag von *JP Glutting >>>> *Gesendet:* Freitag, 4. Februar 2011 16:17 >>>> >>>> *An:* OSGeo Discussions >>>> *Betreff:* Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Batch geocoding >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> There might be a data sharing initiative, there are several different >>>> actors (city, regional government, etc.). I don't know all of what there is >>>> out there, and the data was originally collected for another project. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I think I will be Ok with Yahoo. If it works out, it shouldn't be >>>> difficult to export the dataset for openaddresses. It isn't my data, >>>> though, >>>> so I will have to ask permission first. It seems like a good idea, though. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> JP >>>> >>>> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 3:49 PM, Stark Hans-Jörg < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Von:* [email protected] [mailto: >>>> [email protected]] *Im Auftrag von *JP Glutting >>>> *Gesendet:* Freitag, 4. Februar 2011 15:34 >>>> >>>> >>>> *An:* OSGeo Discussions >>>> *Betreff:* Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Batch geocoding >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Hans-Jörg, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I am not aware that Barcelona (the city?) has a very open geodata >>>> strategy, but that certainly would be nice. If you know of anyone in the >>>> area who might know more, I am more than willing to contact them. >>>> >>>> *[shj] my mistake. I thought I had read something on this some time >>>> ago. Maybe also because Spain has strong support in the FOSS domain.* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I have the addresses, do you mean the coordinates? The address format is >>>> not ideal, but I am pretty happy with them, as they seem to geocode well in >>>> the tests I have done. >>>> >>>> *[shj] yes, addresses along with co-ordinates.* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The Yahoo API allows geocoding of 50k addresses a day, which is plenty >>>> for what I need. I am going to try to use that. >>>> >>>> *[shj] that’ll certainly do.* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> JP >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Stark Hans-Jörg < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi JP >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Barcelona is unfortunately not well covered yet in OA. But I thought >>>> that Spain has a very “open” strategy in terms of providing geodata. If you >>>> manage to get Barcelona addresses (perhaps from council or any other >>>> “official body”) the OA team will insert these into OA and then you can use >>>> the REST service. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Good luck! >>>> >>>> -hj >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Von:* [email protected] [mailto: >>>> [email protected]] *Im Auftrag von *JP Glutting >>>> *Gesendet:* Freitag, 4. Februar 2011 15:24 >>>> *An:* OSGeo Discussions >>>> *Betreff:* Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Batch geocoding >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks for all the responses! I will track them all down and see how >>>> they work. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Stark, I have 146,472 addresses in the city of Barcelona. Many of them >>>> are duplicates, but at the very least I have 31,514 that need to be coded, >>>> although that would leave out many that I want to use. I am in the process >>>> of developing filters to clean out apartment numbers, etc., to be able to >>>> pull a single coordinate for a whole set of addresses, and there are at >>>> least 6,000 that are invalid (from the original 146k, so 140k). It is a >>>> lot. >>>> I will take a look at openaddresses and do some testing. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> JP >>>> >>>> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 3:10 PM, Stark Hans-Jörg < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> The OpenAddresses project (www.openaddresses.org) is supposed to solve >>>> exactly your problem. >>>> >>>> You can use the provided geocoding services ( >>>> http://code.google.com/p/openaddresses/wiki/RESTService) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> OpenAddresses has some regions where data was donated – there you will >>>> get high-quality results. Unfortunately this is not yet globally available… >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hth >>>> >>>> -hj >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Von:* [email protected] [mailto: >>>> [email protected]] *Im Auftrag von *JP Glutting >>>> *Gesendet:* Freitag, 4. Februar 2011 14:34 >>>> *An:* [email protected] >>>> *Betreff:* [OSGeo-Discuss] Batch geocoding >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 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). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Right now the best solution I am looking at geopy for geocoding >>>> addresses (http://code.google.com/p/geopy/). 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: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "5.2 *Account Key*. 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 Maps APIs >>>> Documentation<http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/>, >>>> 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 Maps >>>> APIs Documentation <http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/>." >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> So it looks like I can't even get it to work without a URL. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Does anyone have any good ideas about how to geocode a few thousand >>>> addresses? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Many thanks, >>>> >>>> JP >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Discuss mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Discuss mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Discuss mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Discuss mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> > > > -- > Alvaro Zabala Ordóñez > azabala[en]gmail[punto]com > alvaro.zabala[en]juntadeandalucia[punto]es > Tlf: 954 995 572 > Gabinete de Normalización y Calidad > Servicio de Coordinación y Desarrollo de Sistemas Horizontales. > D.G. de Innovación y Administraciones Públicas. > Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa, Junta de Andalucía > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >
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