Open Data · head-to-head
French Address Search vs Umeå Open Data
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.
Umeå's open-data portal runs on the OpenDataSoft platform, publishing the Swedish city's GIS, transit, and municipal datasets through the standard ODS Explore v2.1 API. Every dataset can be queried, filtered, and exported as JSON, CSV, or GeoJSON with no authentication required for public data.
| French Address Search | Umeå Open Data | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | None | None |
| Pricing | free | free |
| Formats | GeoJSON | JSON, CSV, GeoJSON |
| CORS | yes | yes |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
Umeå Open Data supports 3 response formats, while French Address Search offers fewer — pick Umeå Open Data for more integration flexibility.