alt Hacker NewsHey, I’m acutely in the market (considering moving away from Google)
2 Qs:
1. How does OpenCage correctness/completeness compare to Google Maps API, especially in rural and industrial regions where you have addresses like “AcmeCo Industries, 234-XY Unit C, Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai”? I’d like to confidently query the most precise location that still matches/contains my query.
2. Do you support querying by business names? Google’s geocoding doesn’t return the business name in the result (that’s a separate API), but it does use business names to resolve queries.
Hi,
Great. The only real answer is you should sign up for a free trial (takes 2 min, requires just an email address) and test with your actual input data. Which language are you working in? We have SDKs for almost all (30+) and detailed tutorials for many: https://opencagedata.com/sdks
You can also test manually on our demo page: https://opencagedata.com/demo
You can do a lot to help us by formatting the input data well: https://opencagedata.com/guides/how-to-format-your-geocoding...
re: company names, it is a real challenge as they introduce a lot of noise.
Please can you follow up by email with specific questions: support @ opencagedata.com
I hope we have the chance to work with you