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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-IN link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Thanks for your email and the links which you have provided. We do not want to install full planet OSM data but we would like to install data for GCC States only. So we have downloaded pbf file for GCC states (gcc-states-latest.osm.pbf) from <a href="http://download.geofabrik.de/">http://download.geofabrik.de/</a>. Pls suggest how to setup reverse geocoding database to get the correct address using a latitude and longitude coordinates using this pbf file of GCC States.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-IN'>Best regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-IN'>Sumit Gulati<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-IN'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-IN'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Marc Tobias [mailto:mtm@opencagedata.com] <br>Sent: 16 July 2014 18:22<br>To: geocoding@openstreetmap.org<br>Subject: Re: [Geocoding] Help needed for setting up Reverse Geocoding Database using OpenStreetMap Data</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Yes, there seems to be a slight difference when returning the city<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse?format=xml&lat=25.236545&lon=55.291413&addressdetails=1"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse?format=xml&lat=25.236545&lon=55.291413&addressdetails=1</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> "road": "Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Street",<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> "residential": "Al Mankhool",<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> "suburb": "Al Mankhool",<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> "city": "Dubai", <===<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> "state": "<span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>دبي</span><span lang=EN-US></span>", <===<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> "postcode": "41974",<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> "country": "United Arab Emirates",<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> "country_code": "ae"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>compared to<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://open.mapquestapi.com/nominatim/v1/reverse?format=json&lat=25.236545&lon=55.291413&addressdetails=1"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://open.mapquestapi.com/nominatim/v1/reverse?format=json&lat=25.236545&lon=55.291413&addressdetails=1</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> "road": "Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Street",<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> "residential": "Al Mankhool",<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> "suburb": "Al Mankhool",<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> "city": "Sharjah", <===<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> "postcode": "41974",<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> "country": "United Arab Emirates",<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> "country_code": "ae"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>My recent installation (behind a firewall) returns what <a href="http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/</span></a> is returning.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The installation instructions are on<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim/Installation"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim/Installation</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Note that part about hardware requirements before you attempt to run in on an underpowered desktop or laptop or in a virtual machine.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>marc tobias<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 13:41:16 +0530<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> From: "Sumit Gulati" <<a href="mailto:sumit@bossindia.in"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>sumit@bossindia.in</span></a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> To: <<a href="mailto:geocoding@openstreetmap.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>geocoding@openstreetmap.org</span></a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Subject: [Geocoding] Help needed for setting up Reverse Geocoding<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Database using OpenStreetMap Data<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:00a301cfa0cd$8568ee20$903aca60$@bossindia.in"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>00a301cfa0cd$8568ee20$903aca60$@bossindia.in</span></a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> We would like to use reverse geocoding to get the address from a <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> latitude and longitude position. We have used following API to get the <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> reverse geocoding information but it has usage limitation:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <a href="http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse?format=xml"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse?format=xml</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse?format=xml&lat=25.236545&lon=55.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> 291413&zoom=18&addressdetails=1><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> &lat=25.236545&lon=55.291413&zoom=18&addressdetails=1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Then we tried using following MapQuest API but it gives wrong address.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Instead of Dubai address it's showing Sharjah address:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <a href="http://open.mapquestapi.com/nominatim/v1/search.php?q=25.236545%2C+55"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://open.mapquestapi.com/nominatim/v1/search.php?q=25.236545%2C+55</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> 291413<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <http://open.mapquestapi.com/nominatim/v1/search.php?q=25.236545%2C+55<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> .29141 3&viewbox=-0.61%2C51.49%2C-0.59%2C51.48><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> &viewbox=-0.61%2C51.49%2C-0.59%2C51.48<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> So now we are trying to setup our own Reverse Geocoding Database. Pls <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> let us know how to setup our own reverse geocoding database to get the <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> correct address using a latitude and longitude coordinates using OSM Extracts Data.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Your help in this regard will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> anticipation of a fruitful reply.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Best regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Sumit Gulati<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Geocoding mailing list<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="mailto:Geocoding@openstreetmap.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Geocoding@openstreetmap.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/geocoding"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/geocoding</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>