geocoding utility
Geocode your data using, R, JSON and OSM or Google Maps' Geocoding APIs
getGeoCode(gcStr, API = c("osm", "google")[1], JSON = FALSE,
verbose = 0)gcStr |
adddress to geocode |
API |
which API to use. see https://nominatim.org/release-docs/develop/api/Search/ and http://allthingsr.blogspot.de/2012/01/geocode-your-data-using-r-json-and.html |
JSON |
use the JSON protocol. If FALSE, we do not have to load additional libraries |
verbose |
level of verbosity |
returns lat/lon for address
Markus Loecher
if (0){
getGeoCode("1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA")
getGeoCode("Brooklyn")
#You can run this on the entire column of a data frame or a data table:
DF = cbind.data.frame(address=c("Berlin,Germany", "Princeton,NJ",
"cadillac+mountain+acadia+national+park"), lat = NA, lon = NA)
DF <- with(DF, data.frame(address, t(sapply(DF$address, getGeoCode))))
}Please choose more modern alternatives, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.