diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5f2b0c06..462c25b9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ [![OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/libpostal/sponsors/badge.svg)](#sponsors) [![OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/libpostal/backers/badge.svg)](#backers) -libpostal is a C library for parsing/normalizing street addresses around the world using statistical NLP and open data. For an overview of the research and thought process that went into building libpostal, check out the [introductory blog post](https://medium.com/@albarrentine/statistical-nlp-on-openstreetmap-b9d573e6cc86). - -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. +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). 🇧🇷 🇫🇮 🇳🇬 :jp: 🇽🇰 🇧🇩 🇵🇱 🇻🇳 🇧🇪 🇲🇦 🇺🇦 🇯🇲 :ru: 🇮🇳 🇱🇻 🇧🇴 :de: 🇸🇳 🇦🇲 :kr: 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇨🇿 🇹🇷 :es: 🇸🇸 🇪🇪 🇧🇭 🇳🇱 :cn: 🇵🇹 🇵🇷 :gb: 🇵🇸 🇷🇴 🇬🇭 🇦🇺 🇲🇾 🇭🇷 🇭🇹 :us: 🇿🇦 🇷🇸 🇨🇱 :it: 🇰🇪 🇨🇭 🇨🇺 🇸🇰 🇦🇴 🇩🇰 🇹🇿 🇦🇱 🇨🇴 🇮🇱 🇬🇹 :fr: 🇵🇭 🇦🇹 🇱🇨 🇮🇸 🇮🇩 🇦🇪 🇸🇰 🇹🇳 🇰🇭 🇦🇷 🇭🇰 +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. + The core library is written in pure C. Language bindings for [Python](https://github.com/openvenues/pypostal), [Ruby](https://github.com/openvenues/ruby_postal), [Go](https://github.com/openvenues/gopostal), [Java](https://github.com/openvenues/jpostal), [PHP](https://github.com/openvenues/php-postal), and [NodeJS](https://github.com/openvenues/node-postal) are officially supported and it's easy to write bindings in other languages. Sponsors