Photon Geocoder is a Python library designed to provide efficient and easy-to-use geocoding capabilities using OpenStreetMap data. It offers a robust solution for translating addresses into geographic coordinates and vice versa.
- Leverage OpenStreetMap data for accurate geocoding.
- Support for various geocoding queries, including address, city, and postal code lookups.
- Ability to filter results by specific OpenStreetMap tags.
- Asynchronous API for efficient network operations.
To install Photon Geocoder, run the following command:
pip install photon-geocoder
Here's a quick example of how to use Photon Geocoder:
from photon_geocoder import PhotonGeocoder
# Create a geocoder instance
geocoder = PhotonGeocoder()
# Geocode an address
addresses = await geocoder.query("Brandenburg Gate, Berlin")
print(addresses)The main class in Photon Geocoder is PhotonGeocoder. It provides the following methods:
query(address, layers=None, osm_tags=None, limit=10): Performs a geocoding query.
Contributions to Photon Geocoder are welcome! Please read our contribution guidelines for more information on how to contribute.
Photon Geocoder is licensed under the MIT License.