I've used http://developer.yahoo.com/geo/placefinder/, and it's very good.
It's rate limited to 50k per day. Never bothered looking in detail at their TOS, mind. Seb On 11 August 2011 10:42, Francis Irving <[email protected]> wrote: > No, you're not allowed to use Google's geocoding except for the > purpose of placing pins on Google Maps. > > "the Geocoding API may only be used in conjunction with a Google map; > geocoding results without displaying them on a map is prohibited" > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/geocoding/#Limits > > For postcodes, mapit definitely the best bet. > > Nobody I can find offers a decent, free, international geocoding service, > that isn't rate limited, and you can use for any purpose. The best you > can get, even paying, that I can see, is geonames. > > Francis > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 04:43:27PM +0100, Alexander Hilton wrote: >> doesn't google maps api do that? >> >> On 10 August 2011 16:34, Mark Simpkins <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > I am now doing a bit of volunteer work for the Ministry of Stories >> > (http://www.ministryofstories.org/) and we have a couple of databases >> > (volunteers and donors) and we want to do some processing on their >> > postcodes. >> > >> > We want to find how far they are from the ministry etc. >> > >> > Is there anything we can use mySociety / mapit style for this do you think? >> > >> > Mark. >> > >> > -- >> > -- >> > mark simpkins >> > >> > ============================= >> > >> > I was on the plinth!!!!! >> > >> > >> > http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20100223130442/http://www.oneandother.co.uk/participants/Mark_S_2 >> > >> > Saturday 26th September 2009, 2200-2300 >> > >> > ============================= >> > >> > http://www.geekyoto.com/ >> > >> > ============================= >> > >> > gsm: +44(0)7855 365 481 >> > AIM/iChat: marksimpkins >> > Skype: marksimpkins >> > Gizmo Project: marksimpkins >> > email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] >> > web: http://www.geekyoto.com >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > developers-public mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >> > >> > Unsubscribe: >> > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/alexhilton%40gmail.com >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Alex Hilton >> 07794 771 113 > >> _______________________________________________ >> developers-public mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >> >> Unsubscribe: >> https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/francis%40mysociety.org > > _______________________________________________ > developers-public mailing list > [email protected] > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > > Unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/seb.bacon%40gmail.com > -- skype: seb.bacon mobile: 07790 939224 land: 01531 671074 _______________________________________________ developers-public mailing list [email protected] https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public Unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/archive%40mail-archive.com
