What's the best way to do geocoding in Foundry?

While Nominatim works technically, please remember it’s a free service run by volunteers. Respecting their rate limits is essential (1 request / second + need to specify an identifiable user-agent / email so they can contact you if something goes wrong).

For higher throughput geocoding, consider these alternatives:

  • Mapbox (https://www.mapbox.com/geocoding)
  • Google maps (https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/overview)
  • Self-hosting Nominatim (possible in Foundry but challenging; only worthwhile for processing millions of addresses)
  • Other commercial geocoding services
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