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How to geocode using Google API Key in R ggmap as of 2019

I am trying to use ggmap to geocode. Previously I used the source="dsk" argument in geocode() but apparently Data Science Toolkit is not providing geocoding services anymore.

I am looking for alternatives to this issue. I do not want to provide billing data to get an API key for google as I am using this in business and am not going to be held liable for fees incurred for my work.

Is there an alternate solution to geocode a few thousand addresses for free or is there a a way to get around the API Key issue using Google APIs.

Any tips or code workarounds that could help would be great.

Thank you,

Solution

  • Have you tried this link here?

    Note: it is written by SmartyStreets, a geocoding API, so it is biased. But it does compare and contrast some alternatives with their tradeoffs:

    •Google
    •TAMU
    •Loqate
    •Geocodio
    •SmartyStreets

    Also worth noting (link)