joshdevins / gis-shapes-reverse-geocoder

Prototype of a high-level (no addresses) reverse geocoder using ESRI shapefiles from various sources and the Yahoo! GeoPlanet data dump

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geocoder or reverse geocoder?

tutankhamen opened this issue · comments

I should say your wrapper is for geocoding, but not for reverse geocoding.

"Reverse geocoding is the process of back (reverse) coding of a point location (latitude, longitude) to a readable address or place name. This permits the identification of nearby street addresses, places, and/or areal subdivisions such as neighbourhoods, county, state, or country."