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Nominatim place id

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Hi,

What is the place_id returned as part of a Nominatim geocoding result? Where is that reflected in the OSM data?

Some sample requests, all containing place_id:

http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?format=json&addressdetails=1&q=100%20Easy%20St,%20Carefree,%20AZ%2085377">http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?format=json&addressdetails=1&q=100%20Easy%20St,%20Carefree,%20AZ%2085377]">http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?format=json&addressdetails=1&q=100%20Easy%20St,%20Carefree,%20AZ%2085377

http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?format=json&addressdetails=1&q=Steinmetzstr%2062,%2010783%20Berlin">http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?format=json&addressdetails=1&q=Steinmetzstr%2062,%2010783%20Berlin]">http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?format=json&addressdetails=1&q=Steinmetzstr%2062,%2010783%20Berlin

http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?format=json&addressdetails=1&q=Eiffel%20Tower%20Paris">http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?format=json&addressdetails=1&q=Eiffel%20Tower%20Paris]">http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?format=json&addressdetails=1&q=Eiffel%20Tower%20Paris

Thanks!

nominatim

asked 15 Apr '13, 11:10

konstantin
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accept rate: 0%

One Answer:

6	The `place_id` has no relevance for OSM, it is only an internal Nominatim identifier. Between different Nominatim instances, the `place_id` for the same OSM object may differ. answered 15 Apr '13, 11:59 Frederik Ramm ♦ 82.5k●92●720●1273 accept rate: 23%

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