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OpenStreetMap: get coordinates from address

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Is there any function in OpenStreetMap that gives you the coordinated from an address ?

something like

http://router.project-osrm.org/locate?request=GetGeocoding&nbaddresses=1&outputFormat=json&addresses_0=1240+Place+Jourdan+PARIS
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Nunyet de Can Calçada Avatar asked Aug 04 '15 13:08

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I have it, Nominatim is a tool to search OSM data by name and address and to generate synthetic addresses of OSM points (reverse geocoding).

http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?q=135+pilkington+avenue,+birmingham&format=json&polygon=1&addressdetails=1

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Nunyet de Can Calçada Avatar answered Oct 11 '22 03:10

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