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Address Search

This App. does not find a simple address in Switzland which is found by Google Maps in less than a second. Please improve.

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Submitted by iOS Device (...fa03) 2 years ago

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  1. Try to search addresses in USA and Canada didn't work!

    2 years ago
  2. Please try to improve the search function.

    When I search from the Contacts list it seems to ignore the U.S. Zip code or state (I searched for a Birmingham, Alabama USA address & found it in Birmingham, England). Even when the address is found, I seem to have to manually drop a pin to improve the accuracy. It often gives several locations for common street names in the vicinity of my location- if the zip code were part of the search, this would probably eliminate the redundant other locations.

    In my opinion, this is the biggest problem with the app & it really limits it's usefulness.

    2 years ago
  3. Moderator Comment

    Please note that search is as good as the map data is. So if the proper address isn't mapped on the map then Search can't find it. In most cases house numbers aren't mapped.

    The good news is that you can add addresses to OpenStreetMap within OpenMaps application. Think of OpenStreetMap as the wikipedia of maps. After adding it and it is propagated to the search servers future searches will find your address.

    For more information on how to map an address properly visit: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/House_numbers/Karlsruhe_Schema

    2 years ago
  4. When searching for an address, openmap finds the street but does not locate the address. I'm searching in the Montreal area, Quebec, Canada.

    1 year ago
  5. It doesn't even find my town, though it finds a neighbouring city. Perhaps the search API is not searching a large enough set?

    1 year ago
  6. "marina del ray, CA" not found.

    "hong kong" not fpund

    I did not find any of the addresses I searched for.

    1 year ago
  7. I find the search function simply hangs the app. But if I close and restart it (the app, not the phone) I'm shown the search result straight away.

    This issue has been present for over six months.

    1 year ago