Project: QGIS
Version: 3.20
The Nominatim Geocoder is now natively integrated into QGIS out of the box! QGIS provides a Nominatim locator filter, as well as the "Batch Nominatim Geocoder" processing tool for batch geocoding locations.
Nominatim locator filter
The QGIS locator bar widget (by default, a search bar in the bottom left corner CTRL+K) now supports Nominatim geocode searches by using the prefix '>'.
Users may now search for locations using the format > search string in the locator and will be provided with a selection of results. Selecting a search result will reposition the canvas extent on that location.
Batch Nominatim Geocoder
In addition, a new "Batch Nominatim Geocoder" algorithm has been added to the QGIS processing toolbox under Vector tools, allowing users to geocode multiple locations at once.
Nominatim is a geocoding service that utilizes data from the OpenStreetMap project. Usage limitations and rate limits - 1 query per second - do apply in line with the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) usage policies, and the data is provided under the terms of the ODbl license. Additionally, queries to the Nominatim service may include telemetry information.
Shipping this great geocoder service by default would not have been possible without the generosity and participation of the OSMF.
This feature was developed by Mathieu Pellerin