https://goodenoughmaps.com/blog Guides and engineering notes on Overture Places data and server-side place search. en https://goodenoughmaps.com/blog/fsq-os-places-free-place-search https://goodenoughmaps.com/blog/fsq-os-places-free-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. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://goodenoughmaps.com/blog/google-places-api-pricing https://goodenoughmaps.com/blog/google-places-api-pricing 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. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://goodenoughmaps.com/blog/give-your-ai-agent-local-search https://goodenoughmaps.com/blog/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. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://goodenoughmaps.com/blog/store-locator-without-google-maps https://goodenoughmaps.com/blog/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. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT