[Geocoding] Architecture FAQ

[Sarah Hoffmann]

Hi,

On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 06:30:53PM +0000, Olivier Chatelain wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> 
> Is there somewhere an architectural overview of the Nominatim, especially
> the core logic for data processing and querying engine?

No, there is not much documentation there. A few points are
mentioned in the wiki:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim/Development_overview

And there is the talk I gave a few years ago which explains
the basic principles for data processing but rather more for
the benefit of mappers than for developers:

http://osm.lonvia.de/presentations/2013-nominatim.html

Kind regards

Sarah