Announcing Foursquare OS Places Beta

Our geocoding and autocomplete search APIs provide fast and accurate place-to-coordinate matching. Starting today, with our latest geocoding update, we are including even more data, smarter searches, and better localization for our users.

Millions of new POIs with Foursquare OS Places data

We're excited to introduce Foursquare as a new data source, bringing even richer location data and improved search capabilities to all of our geocoding endpoints. With this update, we have unlocked access to millions of new points of interest worldwide, making it easier for you to find the places you are looking for.

Since we're launching this as beta data source, you'll need to opt in to participate. To opt in, just add foursquare as a source in your request. And just like other open data sources, you can submit corrections if you find a mistake (we'll pick them up in our next update)! Check out the Foursquare's Placemaker program page for details.

Expanded Localization

Our geocoding and search APIs can return place names in dozens of languages. This update expands our localized name coverage with more than 250,000 additional place names. Whichever language your users speak, they'll see better results.

Smarter Fuzzy Search and Interpolation

We fine-tuned our search capabilities to better handle house numbers with letters (e.g. 13L) and varied postal code spacing, ensuring more accurate matches and prioritized results.

Similarly, we have also enhanced our address interpolation, making results even more precise when exact house numbers aren't available.

Available Today

All of these improvements are available immediately! If you're using our SDKs, update to the latest version for updated source types four Foursquare data. All other improvements are automatic without any further action.

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