On a somewhat related topic - can anyone recommend a geocoder available through AWS?

There are several AWS marketplace solutions available on the link at the bottom of the original article.[1] Only Geolytica and Forward Geocoder seem to be available to new customers, and both have < 5 reviews.

[1] https://aws.amazon.com/mp/gis/#geocoding

Might not be what you are looking for but https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim is a geocoder that runs on OSM data.

Pelias (and Mapzen Search) is so much better: http://pelias.io/

Thanks for sharing. Geocode and RevGeo are generally considered a Hard Problem (TM) in GIS so it is nice to see great projects such as this.

Hi,

I'm one of the makers of the OpenCage Geocoder: https://geocoder.opencagedata.com

We provide a single, simple API that behind the scenes aggregates numerous open geocoders, including nominatim, DSTK, and others. Please give us a try, there is a free testing tier you can use as long as you like.

You might want to check out the Data Science Toolkit

http://www.datasciencetoolkit.org/

Reminds me of the old Citywide Bank commercials from SNL: http://www.teachertube.com/video/220488

Our business is making change.

Solowheel used to fight crime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgMweTcrIYs

That... was quite odd. And mildly entertaining.

The article mentions incinerators; I wonder how it is impacting air quality, specifically dioxin levels.

I recently saw this documentary which discusses various approaches to managing trash: http://www.trashedfilm.com/references.php#tabair