add documentation for public interface of SearchDescription

[nominatim.git] / docs / admin / Import.md

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@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ all commands from the project directory.
 
 ### Configuration setup in `.env`
 
 
 ### Configuration setup in `.env`
 

-The Nominatim server can be customized via a `.env` in the project directory.
-This is a file in [dotenv](https://github.com/theskumar/python-dotenv) format
-which looks the same as variable settings in a standard shell environment.
+The Nominatim server can be customized via an `.env` configuration file in the 
+project directory. This is a file in [dotenv](https://github.com/theskumar/python-dotenv)
+format which looks the same as variable settings in a standard shell environment.

 You can also set the same configuration via environment variables. All
 settings have a `NOMINATIM_` prefix to avoid conflicts with other environment
 variables.
 
 There are lots of configuration settings you can tweak. Have a look
 You can also set the same configuration via environment variables. All
 settings have a `NOMINATIM_` prefix to avoid conflicts with other environment
 variables.
 
 There are lots of configuration settings you can tweak. Have a look

-at `settings/env.default` for a full list. Most should have a sensible default.
+at `Nominatim/settings/env.default` for a full list. Most should have a sensible default.

 
 #### Flatnode files
 
 
 #### Flatnode files
 


@@ -83,15 +83,19 @@ The file is about 400MB and adds around 4GB to the Nominatim database.
     `nominatim refresh --wiki-data --importance`. Updating importances for
     a planet can take a couple of hours.
 
     `nominatim refresh --wiki-data --importance`. Updating importances for
     a planet can take a couple of hours.
 

-### Great Britain, USA postcodes
+### External postcodes

 
 

-Nominatim can use postcodes from an external source to improve searches that
-involve a GB or US postcode. This data can be optionally downloaded into the
-project directory:
+Nominatim can use postcodes from an external source to improve searching with
+postcodes. We provide precomputed postcodes sets for the US (using TIGER data)
+and the UK (using the [CodePoint OpenData set](https://osdatahub.os.uk/downloads/open/CodePointOpen).
+This data can be optionally downloaded into the project directory:

 
     cd $PROJECT_DIR
 
     cd $PROJECT_DIR

-    wget https://www.nominatim.org/data/gb_postcode_data.sql.gz
-    wget https://www.nominatim.org/data/us_postcode_data.sql.gz
+    wget https://www.nominatim.org/data/gb_postcodes.csv.gz
+    wget https://www.nominatim.org/data/us_postcodes.csv.gz
+
+You can also add your own custom postcode sources, see
+[Customization of postcodes](Customization.md#external-postcode-data).

 
 ## Choosing the data to import
 
 
 ## Choosing the data to import
 


@@ -189,12 +193,15 @@ can be found in the development section.
     [Geofabrik](https://download.geofabrik.de).
 
 Download the data to import. Then issue the following command
     [Geofabrik](https://download.geofabrik.de).
 
 Download the data to import. Then issue the following command

-from the **build directory** to start the import:
+from the **project directory** to start the import:

 
 ```sh
 nominatim import --osm-file <data file> 2>&1 | tee setup.log
 ```
 
 
 ```sh
 nominatim import --osm-file <data file> 2>&1 | tee setup.log
 ```
 

+The **project directory** is the one that you have set up at the beginning.
+See [creating the project directory](Import#creating-the-project-directory).
+

 ### Notes on full planet imports
 
 Even on a perfectly configured machine
 ### Notes on full planet imports
 
 Even on a perfectly configured machine


@@ -248,6 +255,9 @@ to verify that your installation is working. Go to
 `http://localhost:8088/status.php` and you should see the message `OK`.
 You can also run a search query, e.g. `http://localhost:8088/search.php?q=Berlin`.
 
 `http://localhost:8088/status.php` and you should see the message `OK`.
 You can also run a search query, e.g. `http://localhost:8088/search.php?q=Berlin`.
 

+Note that search query is not supported for reverse-only imports. You can run a
+reverse query, e.g. `http://localhost:8088/reverse.php?lat=27.1750090510034&lon=78.04209025`.
+

 To run Nominatim via webservers like Apache or nginx, please read the
 [Deployment chapter](Deployment.md).
 
 To run Nominatim via webservers like Apache or nginx, please read the
 [Deployment chapter](Deployment.md).
 


@@ -268,42 +278,14 @@ running this function.
 
 If you want to be able to search for places by their type through
 [special key phrases](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim/Special_Phrases)
 
 If you want to be able to search for places by their type through
 [special key phrases](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim/Special_Phrases)

-you also need to enable these key phrases like this:
+you also need to import these key phrases like this:

 
 

-    nominatim special-phrases --from-wiki > specialphrases.sql
-    psql -d nominatim -f specialphrases.sql
+```sh
+nominatim special-phrases --import-from-wiki
+```

 
 Note that this command downloads the phrases from the wiki link above. You
 need internet access for the step.
 
 
 Note that this command downloads the phrases from the wiki link above. You
 need internet access for the step.
 

-
-## Installing Tiger housenumber data for the US
-
-Nominatim is able to use the official [TIGER](https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/tiger-line-file.html)
-address set to complement the OSM house number data in the US. You can add
-TIGER data to your own Nominatim instance by following these steps. The
-entire US adds about 10GB to your database.
-
-  1. Get preprocessed TIGER 2020 data and unpack it into your project
-     directory:
-
-        cd $PROJECT_DIR
-        wget https://nominatim.org/data/tiger2020-nominatim-preprocessed.tar.gz
-        tar xf tiger2020-nominatim-preprocessed.tar.gz
-
-  2. Import the data into your Nominatim database:
-
-        nominatim add-data --tiger-data tiger
-
-  3. Enable use of the Tiger data in your `.env` by adding:
-
-        echo NOMINATIM_USE_US_TIGER_DATA=yes >> .env
-
-  4. Apply the new settings:
-
-        nominatim refresh --functions
-
-
-See the [developer's guide](../develop/data-sources.md#us-census-tiger) for more
-information on how the data got preprocessed.
-
+You can also import special phrases from a csv file, for more 
+information please read the [Customization chapter](Customization.md).