Open Data · head-to-head
French Address Search vs Open Data Minneapolis
geo.api.gouv.fr's address search now redirects to Etalab's Base Adresse Nationale API at api-adresse.data.gouv.fr, which geocodes and reverse-geocodes French addresses down to the housing-unit level from the country's authoritative address registry. Responses come back as GeoJSON FeatureCollections scored by match confidence, and the service is free and keyless for reasonable use.
Open Data Minneapolis is the city's ArcGIS Hub portal, publishing GIS layers and non-spatial datasets — from 311 service requests to crime incidents — as a standard Esri Hub site. Its DCAT-US JSON feed and Hub search API expose the full catalogue for machine consumption at no cost and without a key.
| French Address Search | Open Data Minneapolis | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | None | None |
| Pricing | free | free |
| Formats | GeoJSON | JSON, GeoJSON, CSV |
| CORS | yes | yes |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
Open Data Minneapolis supports 3 response formats, while French Address Search offers fewer — pick Open Data Minneapolis for more integration flexibility.