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Search Address

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The search address helps you to find your needed address from OpenStreetMap data.

You may want to find the nearest location of a certain type, view your own location or search for a place by zip code. Just use the guide below.

Please note: to accomplish some of these tasks (locate addresses, POI, etc.) you will need to have the offline vector map file.

How to use​

Address - for searching by an address tags and coordinates.

Clicking to Search button on the screen -> Address

Search Street Android

Search street​

Street Searching by "addr:street=*". Result: showing all streets with this name.

Clicking to chosen variant opens building list and crossroads.

Shown direction, distance to objects, categories of objects.

Tap to chosen address in the list opens Map Context menu of the object.

Search Street Android Search Street Android

Search City/Town/Locality​

City/Town/Locality Searching by "addr:city/hamlet/town/village/suburb=*". Result: showing all objects with this name.

Clicking to chosen variant opens building list and crossroads.

Shown direction, distance to objects, categories of objects.

Tap to a object in the list opens Map Context menu of the object.

Search Street Android

Postcode Searching by "addr:city/hamlet/town/village/suburb=*". Result: showing all objects with postcode tag.

Clicking to chosen postcode opens objects list which have this postcode in tags.

Shown direction, distance to objects, categories of objects.

Tap to a object in the list opens Map Context menu of the object with additional info about chosen postcode below the object name.

Note: United Kingdom Poscode data.

Search Postcode Android

Coordinates Searching by Geographical coordingates. Result: showing a point on the map.

Search result shows direction, distance to a point on the map.

Tap to the result opens Map Context menu of a point on the map with additional info.

Coordinate format - choose needed format for input or transform your coordinates:
  • DDD.DDDDD - 50.12333 19.93233 (Lat Long).
  • DDD MM.MMM - 50:7.39320 19:55.93980 (Lat Long).
  • DDD MM SS.S - 50:7:23.59200 19:55:56.38800 (Lat Long).
  • UTM Standard - 34N 5552876 423678 (Zone Northing Easting).
  • Open Location Code (OLC) - 9F2X4WFJ+7W (Open Location Code represents area 9m x 14m).
  • MGRS - 34U DA 23678 52873.

Search Coordinates Android