NewReverse geocoding: every place at a coordinate

From coordinates to shipped features

A geospatial data API for search, geocoding, vector tiles, routing, isochrones and live transit. Open data, open standards, open source.

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curl "https://api.barrelman.dev/search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer brm_live_..." \
  -d '{"query":"coffee","lat":40.758,"lng":-73.9855}'

Ranked by text match and distance. Pick one to look it up.

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Capabilities

The map stack you were going to build

Barrelman provides the core mapping APIs behind modern geospatial applications. We created the infrastructure we wished already existed, so you don't have to.

Search: Full-text, trigram, abbreviation and semantic layers over 20M+ named places. Fast enough for autocomplete.
Geocoding: Forward and reverse, with the full admin hierarchy attached to every result.
Vector tiles: POIs, roads, buildings, water and boundaries as MVT, straight out of PostGIS. Style them yourself.
Routing: Turn-by-turn for car, bike and foot. Custom vehicle profiles and elevation included.
Transit: Multimodal trip planning over GTFS, with GTFS-RT positions and live departures.
Isochrones: Reachability polygons for any mode and duration. Where can you get in fifteen minutes?
Spatial: Point-in-polygon and children-of-an-area queries against real OSM geometry.
Shared mobility: GBFS systems, stations and live availability, folded into trip planning.

Built on OpenStreetMap

The whole world, mapped by hand

Barrelman is built on OpenStreetMap, the free, openly licensed map of the world maintained by a global community. It is why coverage reaches every country, why the data stays current, and why you never rent the basemap.

10M+
Mapmakers: Global
Coverage: Open
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