BC Address Geocoder: API for Location Data in British Columbia

The BC Address Geocoder is a REST API provided by the Government of British Columbia. It resolves physical locations of addresses and place names in British Columbia to latitude and longitude coordinates. The service also offers address correction, reverse geocoding, intersection location, and parcel identification.

Use Cases

• Geocoding addresses to coordinates based on the API's primary function
• Standardizing and correcting civic addresses based on the description
• Reverse geocoding coordinates to addresses within areas of interest
• Identifying parcels associated with specific addresses for spatial analysis

Strengths

• API is governed by specific terms of use, providing a clear legal framework
• Last updated 2026-04-17 15:32:57.630254, indicating recent maintenance

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The parcels API resource is restricted to B.C. government ministries only

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia

Geography

British Columbia, Canada