https://www.caktusgroup.com/tags/geopy/Recent content in Geopy on Caktus GroupHugoenWed, 28 Dec 2011 13:23:21 +0000https://www.caktusgroup.com/blog/2011/12/28/openblock-geocoder-part-3-external-geocoders/Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:23:21 +0000https://www.caktusgroup.com/blog/2011/12/28/openblock-geocoder-part-3-external-geocoders/<p>The OpenBlock geocoder is powerful and robust. It uses PostGIS for spacial queries, can extract addresses from bodies of text, and can understand block and intersection notation. We've run into a few issues with it, however, including a low geocoding success rate. This is a tough problem to solve and depends on a lot of factors (the extent of street and block data in OpenBlock, format of the street addresses, etc.), so your mileage may vary. Below I constructed a simple test using Google's Geocoding API to have as an alternative.</p>