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6 Nominatim (from the Latin, 'by name') is a tool to search OpenStreetMap data
7 by name and address (geocoding) and to generate synthetic addresses of
8 OSM points (reverse geocoding). An instance with up-to-date data can be found
9 at https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org. Nominatim is also used as one of the
10 sources for the Search box on the OpenStreetMap home page.
15 The documentation of the latest development version is in the
16 `docs/` subdirectory. A HTML version can be found at
17 https://nominatim.org/release-docs/develop/ .
22 The latest stable release can be downloaded from https://nominatim.org.
23 There you can also find [installation instructions for the release](https://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/admin/Installation).
25 Detailed installation instructions for the development version can be
26 found at [nominatim.org](https://nominatim.org/release-docs/develop/admin/Installation)
29 A quick summary of the necessary steps:
38 2. Get OSM data and import:
40 ./build/utils/setup.php --osm-file <your planet file> --all
42 3. Point your webserver to the ./build/website directory.
48 The source code is available under a GPLv2 license.
54 Contributions are welcome. For details see [contribution guide](CONTRIBUTING.md).
56 Both bug reports and pull requests are welcome.
62 For questions you can join the geocoding mailing list, see
63 https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/geocoding