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by danso 3652 days ago
FWIW, Mapzen also has been providing OSM-based geocoding at a rate of 30,000 a day, as well as reverse geo and routes: https://mapzen.com/documentation/search/

The advantage of OSM geocoding is that, unlikely Google Geocoder, there are no terms of service barring you from using the data on a non-Google product or for storing the data for your own use and analysis.
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rmc 3652 days ago
> The advantage of OSM geocoding is that, unlikely Google Geocoder, there are no terms of service barring you from using the data on a non-Google product or for storing the data for your own use and analysis.

Basically correct. However the OpenStreetMap licence (ODbL) may apply to geocoded data. So it might not be as simple as "no terms and conditions".

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maxerickson 3652 days ago
Mapzen also ingests data from OpenAddresses.

(which for many regions will have much better coverage than OSM)

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