Using OpenGeocoding.org as a Service
Note:These Services were available in version 1, but are not zet operational in version 2.
The website offers geocoding service and several results for the geocoded address.
| Parameter |
Value |
Description |
| country |
string (country code, ISO-3166 (optional)) |
country name |
| province |
string (optional) |
province name |
| city |
string |
city name |
| district |
string (optional) |
district name |
| streetnames |
string |
street name |
| postcode |
string |
postal code |
| ouput |
string |
output format for the result |
Examples:
http://www.opengeocoding.org/geocoding/geoservice.php?country=germany&province=bw&city=Stuttgart&district=&streetnames=&postcode=&output=xml
Instead of XML as format, the output can be also another format like json.
http://www.opengeocoding.org/geocoding/geoservice.php?country=germany&province=bw&city=Stuttgart&district=&streetnames=&postcode=&output=json