pelias
A modular open-source geocoder that works as a search engine for places worldwide. It turns addresses and place names into coordinates using open data, and can be self-hosted.
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Overview
Pelias is a modular, open-source geocoder built on Elasticsearch and powered entirely by open data. It works as a search engine for places worldwide: it turns addresses and place names into coordinates, and turns coordinates back into nearby places and addresses. Teams use it to add place search to their applications and can host it themselves instead of relying on a proprietary service.
Key features
- Forward geocoding from addresses and place names to coordinates
- Reverse geocoding from a point to nearby places
- Import architecture that supports many open datasets and private data
- Built on Elasticsearch, released under the MIT license
Best for
Developers who want a self-hosted, open-data alternative to commercial geocoding services, and can run and maintain an Elasticsearch-based stack.
- Upstream
- pelias/pelias
- Fork on GitHub
- Guo-astro/pelias
- Upstream stars
- 3.6k
- Category
- Maps and geospatial
- Language
- Twig
- License
- MIT
- Forked
- 2021-01-23
- Sync status
- In syncLast synced 2026-09-29
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