geo-code(1)

NAME

geo-code - Convert a street address into geo coordinates

Usage:: geo-code [options] address citystate_or_zip [country]; Convert (geocode) a street address into a latitude/longitude.; geo-code [options] tele-phone-number; Convert (geocode) a phone number into a latitude/longitude.; In either case, the output can be formatted to any of the output file types that gpsbabel supports, or directly imported into the GpsDrive MySQL waypoint database.
Requires:: curl http://curl.haxx.se/; gpsbabel
http://gpsbabel.sourceforge.net/

-o format: Output format, -o? for possibilities [gpsdrive] plus "gpsdrive.sql" for direct insertion into MySQL DB plus "latlon" for just Lat<tab>Long. plus "map" to display a map.
-n name: The waypoint name, e.g. Bob's House. The default is the street address.
-s Output shortened names (a gpsbabel option)
-t type: The waypoint type, e.g. house, cache, bar [new]
-q Quiet. Do not output address confirmation on stderr.
-S Alias for -o gpsdrive.sql
-a For SQL, delete existing record only if it matches all fields.: Otherwise, delete it if it matches just the name and the type.
-D level: Debug level
-U Retrieve latest version of this script
Countries:: us, ca, fr, de, it, es, uk

$ geo-code "123 AnyStreet" 12345

123AnyStreet 42.81020 -73.95070 new

$ geo-code -t house "123 AnyStreet" 12345

123AnyStreet 42.81020 -73.95070 house

$ geo-code -n "Bob's House" -t house "123 AnyStreet" 12345

BobsHouse 42.81020 -73.95070 house

$ geo-code -S -n "Bob" -t house "123 AnyStreet" 12345

[waypoint is added to GpsDrive MySQL database]

$ geo-code 901-555-1212

123AnyStreet 42.81020 -73.95070 new