Good Enough Maps Blog
Notes from the workshop.
Guides and engineering notes on Overture data, place search, and shipping location features without adopting a maps platform. RSS.
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FSQ OS Places is free. So why pay for place search?
Foursquare open-sourced 100M+ places under Apache 2.0. The license cost went to zero, but the serving cost moved to you. Three real options, compared.
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What Google Places API actually costs in 2026
A worked breakdown of Google Places API pricing in 2026: the tiers, per-SKU free thresholds, the dead $200 credit, and what a place search really costs.
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Give your AI agent local search
AI agents are bad at knowing what's nearby and great at calling tools. Three ways to hand your agent real-world place search: MCP, a tool definition, or plain HTTP.
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Build a store locator without Google Maps
A store locator is two problems: knowing where the user is, and finding what's near them. Here's how to solve both with one GET request and no maps platform.
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