Yahoo

Yahoo PlaceFinder is a geocoding Web service that helps developers make their applications location-aware by converting street addresses or place names into geographic coordinates (and vice versa). Using Geocoder you can retrieve Yahoo’s geocoded data from Yahoo BOSS Geo Services.

Geocoding

>>> import geocoder
>>> g = geocoder.yahoo('San Francisco, CA')
>>> g.json
...

Command Line Interface

$ geocode 'San Francisco, CA' --provider yahoo --out geojson

Parameters

  • location: Your search location you want geocoded.
  • method: (default=geocode) Use the following:
    • geocode