[Imports] Bulk Address Import

[Dan Homerick]

Coordinates are pretty fundamental for OSM. You're going to need to
get the coordinates somehow. If your original data source has them,
that's the best choice. If the list isn't insanely long, then there
are some free services[1] you could use to geocode the addresses (that
is, translate an address into coordinates), but those are only as
accurate as the map data they're sourcing from. If you know how to
program then you have a lot more choices, but the accuracy issue still
exists.

[1] http://geocoder.us/

- Dan

On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Daniel Perkins <jdanielperkins at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a several lists of POIs that would like to import into OSM. What is
> the best method to do this?
>
> For example:
> MS - USA
> Fire Department A - ### Some Rd AnyTown, MS ###ZIP
> Fire Department B - ### Some Rd AnyTown, MS ###ZIP
> Fire Department C - ### Some Rd AnyTown, MS ###ZIP
> Fire Department D - ### Some Rd AnyTown, MS ###ZIP
>
> I'd like to just use the address as opposed to using the coordinates as I
> would have to redo the lists in order to get the coordinates.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
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