---
name: "geo-code"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gpsdrive-scripts"
version: "2.10~pre4-6.dfsg-5"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/geo-code"
---

# geo-code(1)

Convert a street address into geo coordinates

## NAME

geo-code - Convert a street address into geo coordinates

## DESCRIPTION

### Usage:

-

  geo-code \[options\] address citystate\_or\_zip \[country\]

-

  Convert (geocode) a street address into a latitude/longitude.

-

  geo-code \[options\] tele-phone-number

-

  Convert (geocode) a phone number into a latitude/longitude.

-

  In either case, the output can be formatted to any of the output file types that gpsbabel supports, or directly imported into the GpsDrive MySQL waypoint database.

### Requires:

- curl

  http://curl.haxx.se/

- gpsbabel

  http://gpsbabel.sourceforge.net/

## OPTIONS

- **-o** format

  Output format, **-o**? for possibilities \[gpsdrive\] plus "gpsdrive.sql" for direct insertion into MySQL DB plus "latlon" for just Lat\<tab\>Long. plus "map" to display a map.

- **-n** name

  The waypoint name, e.g. Bob's House.  The default is the street address.

- **-s**

  Output shortened names (a gpsbabel option)

- **-t** type

  The waypoint type, e.g. house, cache, bar \[new\]

- **-q**

  Quiet. Do not output address confirmation on stderr.

- **-S**

  Alias for **-o** gpsdrive.sql

- **-a**

  For SQL, delete existing record only if it matches all fields.  Otherwise, delete it if it matches just the name and the type.

- **-D** level

  Debug level

- **-U**

  Retrieve latest version of this script

### Countries:

-

  us, ca, fr, de, it, es, uk

## EXAMPLES

-

  `$ geo-code "123 AnyStreet" 12345`

-

  123AnyStreet 42.81020 **-73**.95070 new

-

  `$ geo-code -t house "123 AnyStreet" 12345`

-

  123AnyStreet 42.81020 **-73**.95070 house

-

  `$ geo-code -n "Bob's House" -t house "123 AnyStreet" 12345`

-

  BobsHouse 42.81020 **-73**.95070 house

-

  `$ geo-code -S -n "Bob" -t house "123 AnyStreet" 12345`

-

  \[waypoint is added to GpsDrive MySQL database\]

-

  `$ geo-code 901-555-1212`

-

  123AnyStreet 42.81020 **-73**.95070 new

## SEE ALSO

- geo-nearest

  http://home.mn.rr.com/richardsons/sw/geo-nearest

- geo-pg

  http://home.mn.rr.com/richardsons/sw/geo-pg