Geocoding provides a way of translating between machine and human languages when we communicate location. Machines collect and process location data in terms of latitude and longitude but humans have a much richer vocabulary in terms of describing a location. So we need something that allows us to be able to translate between these two languages, this is where geocoding comes in.
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Translating between machine and human when talking about location
May 22, 2019
Daniel ODonohue
Geospatial Concepts, GIS
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