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[Mapzen Search](https://mapzen.com/projects/search) is a modern, geographic search service based entirely on open-source tools and powered entirely by open data. Through a process known as [geocoding](search.md), Mapzen Search allows you to use natural language to find a particular place by entering an address or the name of a landmark or business, and then translates the result in to the geographic coordinates used by computers.
# Pelias Documentation
Mapzen Search accesses [global databases](data-sources.md) of place names and locations, but you can receive more locally relevant search results by limiting the search to a particular radius around a location (such as a cell phone), region, or country. With text [autocompletion capabilities](autocomplete.md), you can search for places and match against Mapzen Search data in real-time.
Here is where you can find all documentation for the [Pelias geocoder](https://github.com/pelias/pelias/).
Mapzen Search also enables the opposite workflow, known as [reverse geocoding](reverse.md), to transform latitude and longitude values in to a list of places. This process attempts to find the name and address of the place nearest a longitude and latitude pair. For example, you can click a position on the map to learn which business is located there.
## Features of Mapzen Search
## Table of Contents
### Core Features and API Documentation
- [Forward geocoding](search.md) to find a place by searching for an address or name
- [Reverse geocoding](reverse.md) to find what is located at a certain coordinate location
- [Autocomplete](autocomplete.md) to give real-time result suggestions without having to type the whole location
- [Global coverage with prioritized local results](search.md#prioritize-results-by-proximity)
- Open-source software using [open data sources](data-sources.md)
- [Structured Geocoding](structured-geocoding.md) to find a place with data already separated into housenumber, street, city, etc
- [Glossary of common terms](glossary.md)
### Data Sources
- [Pelias data sources](data-sources.md)
- [Tools for embedding search](https://mapzen.com/documentation/mapzen-js/search/) in a map
### Running your own Pelias
- [Pelias installation guide](https://github.com/pelias/pelias/blob/master/INSTALL.md)

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