Base Geolocalize Openstreetmap

This module changes how Odoo turns a postal address into map coordinates (geolocation). It plugs into the existing geolocation feature of the Contacts app and uses the public OpenStreetMap search service to look up coordinates, so no Google API key is needed.

When Odoo geolocates a contact, the module sends the street, postal code, city, state and country to OpenStreetMap and reads back the latitude and longitude. If the full address gives no result, it automatically tries again with only the city, state and country, which makes lookups more likely to succeed for incomplete addresses.

• Works on the res.partner model, so it applies to contacts, companies and any other record based on a partner.
• If the web service fails or returns an error, the user sees a warning message saying that geocoding failed.
• The module needs the Python libraries requests and responses to be installed on the server.

It does not add menus, buttons or reports of its own; it only replaces the geocoding provider behind the standard geolocation action already available on partner records.