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Self-hosted reverse geocoding API that converts coordinates to location names, eliminating per-query fees. Ideal for developers and teams needing fast, private geolocation lookups.
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Overview
Self-Hosted Reverse Geocoding Without Per-Query Fees
Reverse Geocoder Lite by Geolytica converts geographic coordinates into real-world location data - including locality names, cities, administrative areas, geocodes, elevation, timezone, country, and region - all running within your own AWS environment. Unlike SaaS geocoding APIs that charge per request and impose rate limits, this AMI gives you unlimited lookups for just the cost of your EC2 instance.
Who Benefits Most
- Logistics and fleet management teams enriching GPS pings with city and region names for driver reports and route analytics
- Mobile app developers needing low-latency reverse geocoding for ride-hailing, delivery tracking, or location-based services
- IoT platform engineers processing sensor coordinates at scale without external API dependencies
- GIS analysts at cost-conscious organizations who need reliable geocoding without unpredictable monthly bills
How It Works
The API accepts a latitude/longitude pair and returns structured XML (default) or JSON output containing the nearest major locality name, neighborhood, administrative areas, elevation, timezone, and regional data. Results are derived from both geonames.org and openstreetmap.org datasets, combining two authoritative sources for broader worldwide coverage.
Key Capabilities
- Worldwide coverage at city and neighborhood granularity level
- Dual data sources - combines geonames.org and openstreetmap.org for comprehensive results
- Flexible output - choose XML or JSON response format
- Rich data fields - locality, city, admin areas, geocodes, elevation, timezone, country, and region
- Minimal infrastructure - runs on a t3.micro instance (free tier eligible) with only 8GB storage required
Use Case: Fleet Management
A logistics company processing millions of GPS pings daily can deploy this AMI to enrich each coordinate with human-readable location names for driver reports and analytics dashboards. Instead of paying per-query fees that scale linearly with fleet size, the entire geocoding workload runs on a single lightweight instance at a fixed infrastructure cost.
Data Handling and Security
All geocoding data is pre-loaded on the AMI - the service does not make runtime calls to external APIs. Your coordinate queries stay within your VPC and are not transmitted to third-party services. No query data is stored or logged by the application beyond standard EC2 system logs. This architecture ensures your location data remains private and under your control.
Deployment
Reverse Geocoder Lite runs on minimal AWS infrastructure:
- Instance type: t3.micro or larger (free tier eligible)
- Storage: 8GB HDD minimum
- Network: Configure your security group to allow inbound traffic on the API port
- Time to value: The AMI launches with pre-loaded data, ready to serve requests immediately
Getting Started
A free trial is available so you can evaluate the API with your own coordinates before committing. Launch the AMI, configure your security group, and start making reverse geocoding calls within minutes.
Pricing Model
This product uses an AMI-based delivery model. You pay for the AWS infrastructure (EC2 instance and storage) plus any applicable software charges. A free trial is available to test the service before purchase. The API takes as input a Latitude, Longitude pair and outputs either XML (default) or JSON text with the name of the nearest major locality name, as well as the nearest location name and other regional information from both geonames.org and openstreetmap.org neighborhood/administrative area data.
Highlights
- Fast reverse geocoding worldwide
- Runs on inexpensive minimal instances (eg free tier t3.micro) and a small HDD (8GB)
- Returns locality names, city, admin areas, geocodes, elevation, timezone, country and region.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t3.medium Recommended | $0.30 |
t3.micro | $0.30 |
t2.micro | $0.30 |
c5d.large | $0.50 |
c5.large | $0.50 |
m1.medium | $0.30 |
c5d.xlarge | $0.60 |
c5.xlarge | $0.60 |
c4.8xlarge | $0.90 |
c4.large | $0.50 |
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Version 5.0 is an Operating System upgrade.
Additional details
Usage instructions
Access the server on http://<instance-ip>:80 for usage instructions & quick start. You may also SSH to the instance and log in as 'ec2-user' using the key specified at launch to use the API internally. Additional information can be found at https://3geonames.org/api
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Getting Help
Geolytica provides support for Reverse Geocoder Lite through the following channels:
- Email and Chat: Available via https://geocode.xyz/contact
Scope of Support
Support covers assistance with:
- AMI deployment and initial configuration
- API usage questions and troubleshooting
- Output format issues (XML/JSON)
- Instance sizing guidance
- Refund requests
Deployment Guidance
To get started with Reverse Geocoder Lite:
- Launch the AMI on a t3.micro instance (or larger) with at least 8GB storage
- Configure your security group to allow inbound traffic on the API port
- The service starts automatically with pre-loaded geocoding data
- Test with a sample coordinate pair to verify the API is responding
The AMI is pre-configured and ready to serve requests immediately after launch. No additional software installation or data downloads are required.
Free Trial
A free trial is available for evaluation. Launch the instance, test with your own coordinates, and verify the output meets your requirements before committing to a subscription.
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Customer reviews
Tom
Perfect
Reviewed on May 02, 2019
Review from a verified AWS customer
Perfect for the price.
Lot of data (with version 1.4 now OSM datas), fast with t2.medium server and great email support.
Hex
Message not complete
Reviewed on Mar 14, 2019
Review from a verified AWS customer
The price is acceptable but the data is not complete. What I need is zipcode, that simple. But document shows if need zipcode, I can only access their website, and the price is unacceptable.
Tom P.
Fast & Accurate, but Lacking Documentation
Reviewed on Jan 30, 2019
Review from a verified AWS customer
I used it as a free trial while researching solution for a simple reverse geocoder (We only need city level info for our purposes)
This is a strong possibility for us to use once we have the other pieces in place.
I wish they provided better documentation though. For example, it does not mention anywhere that you can call the API using a geocode or geonumber, and adding a '.json' to a request gives json output on any request. Neat features, but one has to find out on their own.
(There is a README file and a test script in the ec2-user home dir after you ssh into the box, which just states:
"Copy test.pl on your machine then replace 'localhost' with the ip address or hostname of the reverse geocoding machine.
Then run ' perl test.pl '
You should get around 100 requests per second if the software is running on a t2.micro instance (the minimum instance)
(Higher instance types get better throughput)
"
What it does not say, is that running test.pl locally, causes the machine to run out of memory (Granted this is only a T2.micro with 1G of RAM)
Overall it is solid when accessed externally.