Can anyone recommend a free geocoding service?

Question

Regardless of the service that would allow you to do something as simple as 100 ge transcoding requests (from street address to geocode), it would be ideal. I know google maps allow 15,000 daily, but this is written in Javascript. I was wondering if I can get something written in a language that at least allows you to connect to the database.

Answer 1

There’s a non-JavaScript option for geocoding Google Maps (check TOS - you will need to do this in order to ultimately display the material on a Google map) and you will not find any geocoding services that will allow a direct connection to the database.

Answer 2

You can also use OpenStreetMap Nominatim if its data collected using the CC-BY-SA License is appropriate for your purpose.

Answer 3

Check out geoservices.tamu.edu We offer 100% up to 2500 records at a time, and all you have to do is upload your database and leave it in geocoding. After that, the database will be available for download with a myriad of filled data in addition to the very precise lat / long coordinates.

Census data, parcel data, etc. also included in the database. The only programming would be what you would like to do with the data after loading it.