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<span>&#x1f1e7;&#x1f1f7;</span> <span>&#x1f1eb;&#x1f1ee;</span> <span>&#x1f1f3;&#x1f1ec;</span> :jp: <span>&#x1f1fd;&#x1f1f0; </span> <span>&#x1f1e7;&#x1f1e9; </span> <span>&#x1f1f5;&#x1f1f1; </span> <span>&#x1f1fb;&#x1f1f3; </span> <span>&#x1f1e7;&#x1f1ea; </span> <span>&#x1f1f2;&#x1f1e6; </span> <span>&#x1f1fa;&#x1f1e6; </span> <span>&#x1f1ef;&#x1f1f2; </span> :ru: <span>&#x1f1ee;&#x1f1f3; </span> <span>&#x1f1f1;&#x1f1fb; </span> <span>&#x1f1e7;&#x1f1f4; </span> :de: <span>&#x1f1f8;&#x1f1f3; </span> <span>&#x1f1e6;&#x1f1f2; </span> :kr: <span>&#x1f1f3;&#x1f1f4; </span> <span>&#x1f1f2;&#x1f1fd; </span> <span>&#x1f1e8;&#x1f1ff; </span> <span>&#x1f1f9;&#x1f1f7; </span> :es: <span>&#x1f1f8;&#x1f1f8; </span> <span>&#x1f1ea;&#x1f1ea; </span> <span>&#x1f1e7;&#x1f1ed; </span> <span>&#x1f1f3;&#x1f1f1; </span> :cn: <span>&#x1f1f5;&#x1f1f9; </span> <span>&#x1f1f5;&#x1f1f7; </span> :gb: <span>&#x1f1f5;&#x1f1f8; </span>
libpostal is a C library for parsing/normalizing street addresses around the world using statistical NLP and open data. For a more comprehensive overview of the research, check out the [introductory blog post](https://medium.com/@albarrentine/statistical-nlp-on-openstreetmap-b9d573e6cc86), but to sum up, the goal of this project is to understand location-based strings in every language, everywhere. libpostal is a C library for parsing/normalizing street addresses around the world using statistical NLP and open data. For a more comprehensive overview of the research, check out the [introductory blog post](https://medium.com/@albarrentine/statistical-nlp-on-openstreetmap-b9d573e6cc86), but to sum up, the goal of this project is to understand location-based strings in every language, everywhere.
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Addresses and the locations they represent are essential for any application dealing with maps (place search, transportation, on-demand/delivery services, check-ins, reviews). Yet even the simplest addresses are packed with local conventions, abbreviations and context, making them difficult to index/query effectively with traditional full-text search engines. This library helps convert the free-form addresses that humans use into clean normalized forms suitable for machine comparison and full-text indexing. Though libpostal is not itself a full geocoder, it can be used as a preprocessing step to make any geocoding application smarter, simpler, and more consistent internationally. Addresses and the locations they represent are essential for any application dealing with maps (place search, transportation, on-demand/delivery services, check-ins, reviews). Yet even the simplest addresses are packed with local conventions, abbreviations and context, making them difficult to index/query effectively with traditional full-text search engines. This library helps convert the free-form addresses that humans use into clean normalized forms suitable for machine comparison and full-text indexing. Though libpostal is not itself a full geocoder, it can be used as a preprocessing step to make any geocoding application smarter, simpler, and more consistent internationally.