Nominatim (from the Latin, 'by name') is a tool to search OpenStreetMap data
by name and address (geocoding) and to generate synthetic addresses of
OSM points (reverse geocoding). An instance with up-to-date data can be found
-at http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org. Nominatim is also used as one of the
+at https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org. Nominatim is also used as one of the
sources for the Search box on the OpenStreetMap home page and powers the search
on the MapQuest Open Initiative websites.
More information about Nominatim, including usage and installation instructions,
can be found in the docs/ subdirectory and in the OSM wiki at:
-http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim
+http://nominatim.org
Installation
============
-There are detailed installation instructions in the /docs directory.
-Here is a quick summary of the necessary steps.
+The latest stable release can be downloaded from http://nominatim.org.
+There you can also find [installation instructions for the release](http://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/Installation).
+
+Detailed installation instructions for the development version can be
+found in the `/docs` directory, see [docs/Installation.md](docs/Installation.md).
+
+A quick summary of the necessary steps:
1. Compile Nominatim:
cmake ..
make
- For more detailed installation instructions see [docs/Installation.md](docs/Installation.md).
- There are also step-by-step instructions for
- [Ubuntu 16.04](docs/install-on-ubuntu-16.md) and
- [CentOS 7.2](docs/install-on-centos-7.md).
-
2. Get OSM data and import:
./build/utils/setup.php --osm-file <your planet file> --all
- Details can be found in [docs/Import_and_update.md](docs/Import_and_update.md)
-
3. Point your webserver to the ./build/website directory.
-
License
=======
The source code is available under a GPLv2 license.
-Contact and Bugreports
+Contact and Bug reports
======================
For questions you can join the geocoding mailinglist, see
-http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/geocoding
+https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/geocoding
Bugs may be reported on the github project site:
https://github.com/openstreetmap/Nominatim