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OpenStreetMap (Geocoding & Places)

OpenStreetMap (Geocoding & Places) MCP Connector for Claude

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Geocode any city or address to coordinates and back — forward/reverse geocoding, place search and location details via OpenStreetMap. No API key.

4 tools Official Updated Oct 1, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Give your AI agent a reliable sense of place. Geocoding & Places turns names and addresses into precise latitude/longitude, resolves coordinates back into cities and full addresses, searches for matching places, and returns complete location details — all through natural conversation.

What you can do

  • Forward geocoding — Convert a city name or street address into exact WGS84 latitude/longitude
  • Reverse geocoding — Turn a latitude/longitude pair into a city, country and full formatted address
  • Place search — Search free text and get a ranked list of matching places, each with its own id and coordinates
  • Location details — Fetch the complete profile of a place (address components, bounding box, type) by id or coordinates

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. No credentials required — it uses the free OpenStreetMap Nominatim service, with automatic fallback to Photon
  3. Every response comes back in one consistent shape, no matter which provider answered — the fallback is fully transparent

Who is this for?

  • Developers — add geocoding to apps and agents without signing up for a paid maps API
  • Data teams — enrich records with coordinates or resolve coordinates to human-readable places
  • Logistics & travel — look up addresses, validate locations and plan around real coordinates
  • Anyone — ask "where is X?" or "what's at these coordinates?" and get a precise answer
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4 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_latitude_longitude

Use search_location to see multiple candidates, or get_location_details for the full record. Convert a city name or street address into latitude/longitude coordinates. Use for "what are the coordinates of X?" or "geocode this address"

get_location

Coordinates are WGS84 decimal degrees. Convert latitude/longitude coordinates into a place: city, country and full address. Use for "what city is at these coordinates?" or "reverse geocode this point"

search_location

Each item carries a place_id you can pass to get_location_details. Search for places matching free text and return a ranked list of candidates. Use when a query is ambiguous or when you need several options to choose from

get_location_details

place_id resolves via Nominatim. Coordinates ("lat,lon" in `place_id`, or the latitude/longitude params) resolve via reverse geocoding with automatic Photon fallback. Fetch the complete details of a place, identified either by a place_id (from search_location / get_latitude_longitude) or by coordinates. Returns name, address components and bounding box

See how to talk to your AI agent using OpenStreetMap (Geocoding & Places).

What are the coordinates of the Eiffel Tower?

The Eiffel Tower is located at latitude 48.858370, longitude 2.294481 (Paris, France).

What city is at 40.7128, -74.0060?

Those coordinates are in New York City, United States — the full address resolves to the Manhattan area of New York, NY.

Search for places called Springfield

I found several matches for "Springfield": Springfield, Illinois; Springfield, Missouri; and Springfield, Massachusetts — each with its own coordinates and place_id you can inspect further.

No. It uses the free OpenStreetMap Nominatim service and falls back to Photon automatically. Neither requires an API key, so you can start geocoding immediately.

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