MapLinx or ESRI Buisness Map OSS Replacement

[Chad Phillips]

One thing that is out there is
http://geocoder.us/

It is a set of perl modules that use Tiger data and can convert an 
address to a lat/long. I have played with it in the past, and it is 
accurate enough for hobby use, but I don't know if I would run a 
business with it.


Chad Phillips wrote:
> Your not going to find an open source map software. Map services require 
> a lot of proprietary data. Guys driving around and putting in data on 
> new roads and such. There are a few open source projects that use Tiger 
> data files (which come from the government), but that data is not nearly 
> as accurate. The raw map data is just not freely available.
>
> Using google's map api's is probably as close to open source as you 
> could get.
>
>
>
> Dale Beams wrote:
>   
>> I am looking for a MapLinx, Microsoft Maps or ESRI Buisness Map Replacement 
>> in OSS Software.  Is there any such beast out there?  On-line services will 
>> work as well if they provide the same functionality.
>>
>>   
>>     
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