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		oolongCat on June 20, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LocationIQ — Free and Fast Geocoding Service Is there a specific format for an address to work? For instance on locationiq.org Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses (FOS) World Health Organization Avenue Appia 20 Geneva Does not work. On maps.google `Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses (FOS) World Health Organization Avenue Appia 20 Geneva` Doen't work but `World Health Organization Avenue Appia 20. CH-1211 Geneva 27` works on google.

sgnelson on June 21, 2016 [–]

At least for the US, you can check out USPS CASS. I can't tell you about the rest of the world, but I'd bet bet that the EU has something similar.

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