osm-search/Nominatim v.2.5.0

Release Notes 2.5.0

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Note: This will be the last release to support postgis 1.x and postgresql 9.0.

This release brings a major overhaul of the built-in web interface. There is now a web view for reverse geocoding and the details page has been made more readable. All is now ready for mobile use.

The second major change is the addition of a number of new functions for the API:

• reverse lookup now can use Tiger house number data in the US
• new feature to return simplified polygons
• new lookup endpoint that allows to look up address information for OSM objects by id
• new namedetails and extratags parameters to get a full list of names or additional tags for each object (requires postgresql >= 9.3)

Other changes include updates for the Tiger data import script, new configure options for use behind HTTP proxies and https://www.vagrantup.com/ scripts for running Nominatim in a Ubuntu or CentOS virtual box.

Upgrading from older versions

You may upgrade existing database from Nominatim 2.4 without reimport. For upgrading from older versions, please read the release notes for Nominatim 2.4.

Steps for upgrading from 2.4:

1. Download and compile Nominatim 2.5.0.

2. Copy your old settings (settings/local.php, settings/configuration.txt and settings/state.txt)

3. Install the new code into your postgres database by running:

   ./utils/setup.php --create-functions --enable-diff-updates --create-partition-functions