Addressforall Institute

What Addressforall Institute does

AddressForAll Institute (Instituto de Tecnologias Geo-Sociais AddressForAll) is a Brazilian non-profit association founded in 2020 and headquartered in São Paulo that maintains an open, collaborative, and free address database for Latin America, with early operations in Africa. The organization was established by Thierry Jean, Filipe Rocha, and Peter Krauss after three years attempting to motivate the Brazilian government to create an open address database through OpenStreetMap work. The core product is an open address database delivered in three treatment tiers — Preserved (raw, retained 20 years), Filtered (standardized GeoJSON via PostgreSQL in git repositories), and Consolidated (statistically aggregated, validated, deduplicated with reliability scoring) — covering approximately 11.8 million consolidated addresses across 42+ municipalities in 11 Latin American countries. Data is acquired proactively through in-country teams that engage government data custodians using formal legal instruments (Brazil's e-SIC, Colombia's Derecho de petición, Chile's Ley del Lobby), and is published under CC0, CC-BY, or CC-BY-SA licenses via website downloads, Git repositories, and APIs.

The product portfolio extends beyond the core database to include AFA.codes (a customizable short-code geocoding system pointing to ~4m x 4m areas), CRP / Código de Roteamento Postal (an open postal routing code designed to legally circumvent Brazil's private CEP), Digital-Guard (20-year preservation infrastructure for government data), Meu endereço no campo (rural address assignment), Governo Geo-digital (government awareness project), and Alertas Primeira Infância (an early childhood vulnerability alert platform). The organization operates with three founders, nine advisory board members drawn from senior public-sector and academic institutions (former IBGE president, FGV/UFPR/UFMG professors, OAB-SP Geo-law commission lead, adresse.data.gouv.fr developer), and approximately eleven technical-operational team members plus country ambassadors in Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. Revenue is generated through corporate sponsorships and contributions plus government consulting engagements for open address database implementations; the core dataset is provided at no cost.

Name

Addressforall Institute

Legal name

Instituto de Tecnologias Geo-Sociais AddressForAll

Website

https://addressforall.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AddressForAll Institute is a Brazilian non-profit founded in 2020 that maintains an open, free, collaborative address database covering 42+ municipalities across 11 Latin American countries, supplemented by geocoding (AFA.codes), postal routing (CRP), and 20-year data preservation (Digital-Guard) tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Open Geospatial Data Services

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Geocoding, Search & Place Data Platforms (BPAMANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

Keywords

• Open address database
• Geocoding services
• Geospatial data platform
• Postal routing codes
• Data preservation services

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Sponsorships and Contributions: Funding from companies and entities interested in seeing the project grow. Companies that benefit from the institute's data are invited to contribute financially. Specific campaigns can be conducted in regions or countries on demand from sponsors, though results are open to all.
2. Consulting Services: Government consulting to lead open address database projects in their territories. Helps governments define the best open geocode for their country using AFA.codes methodology, customizing geocodes based on national culture, geography, and administrative characteristics.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AddressForAll Institute (Instituto de Tecnologias Geo-Sociais AddressForAll) maintains an open, collaborative, and free address database spanning 11+ Latin American countries and 42+ Brazilian municipalities. The institute proactively acquires public domain address data from governments and processes it through a three-tier pipeline: Preserved (raw data retained for 20 years), Filtered (standardized GeoJSON via PostgreSQL in git repositories), and Consolidated (validated, deduplicated data with reliability scoring). Data is distributed via website downloads, APIs, and a visualization portal, supported by specialized tools including AFA.codes geocoding and CRP postal routing codes.

Product overview

The AddressForAll Institute operates as a non-profit maintaining an open, collaborative address database platform. The portfolio consists of the core AddressForAll Project (address data collection, processing, and distribution) supplemented by specialized tools including AFA.codes (geocoding), CRP (postal routing codes), and Digital Guard (data preservation). Additional projects include Governo Geo-digital (government awareness), Early Childhood Alerts, and Rural Address services. The institute provides data in three treatment phases (Preserved, Filtered, Consolidated) accessible via APIs and downloads, covering municipalities across Latin America with primary focus on Brazil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AFA.codes: Short, easy-to-remember geocoding system that creates codes to point to areas of a few square meters, helping humans who have difficulty memorizing latitude/longitude.
• CRP - Código de Roteamento Postal
• Digital Guard
• Meu endereço no campo
• Governo Geo-digital
• Alertas Primeira Infância

Products and services

• AddressForAll Open Address Database The flagship project: an open, collaborative, and free address database covering 42+ Brazilian municipalities and 11 Latin American countries. Data is offered in three treatment phases - Preserved (raw, unstandardized data retained for 20 years), Filtered (address-focused GeoJSON via PostgreSQL in git repositories), and Consolidated (statistically aggregated, validated, deduplicated with reliability scores). Accessible via website downloads, PostgreSQL git repositories, and APIs.
• AFA.codes Geocoding System A short-code geocoding system designed for humans who cannot easily memorize latitude/longitude coordinates. Codes point to small geographic areas (approximately 4m x 4m) and are customizable per country's culture, geography, and administrative characteristics. Used as the foundation for the Meu endereço no campo rural address project.
• CRP - Código de Roteamento Postal An open postal routing code system developed to legally work around the privatization of the Brazilian CEP postal code. Maintained on GitHub at OSMBrasil/CRP.
• Digital Guard A data preservation project that rigorously controls and preserves government data that would otherwise be easily lost. Data and licenses are maintained for 20 years with full version control.
• Alertas Primeira Infância A technological platform available at alertaspi.io that notifies municipalities when children in early childhood are in vulnerable situations, enabling timely intervention by local authorities.
• Meu endereço no campo A project that helps municipalities define addresses for rural properties using AFA.codes technology, enabling emergency services and deliveries to locate rural locations easily.
• Government Consulting Services Government consulting services to help implement open address database projects in countries where the institute operates. Includes guidance on selecting appropriate open geocodes using the AFA.codes methodology, customized for each country's culture and administrative structure.

Quantifiable outcome

• Addresses consolidated: 1,264,373 in Brazil, 10,523,096 in Colombia
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Prefeitura Municipal de AraucáriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government partner that shares address and geographic data with the institute for inclusion in the open address database.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Belo HorizonteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government partner sharing address point data under CC0 license.
• Prefeitura Municipal de CuritibaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government partner sharing address data through the institute's research institute.
• Prefeitura Municipal de FortalezaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government partner sharing building, lot, street, and block data under CC0 license.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Porto AlegreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government partner sharing real estate, neighborhood, and axis data under CC0 license.
• Prefeitura Municipal de RecifeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government partner sharing address data with the institute.
• Prefeitura Municipal de São PaulominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor municipal government partner sharing comprehensive geographic and address data.
• Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de JaneirominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor city government partner sharing door numbers, street names, lots, neighborhoods, and blocks.
• OpenStreetMap FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundational partnership with OpenStreetMap, which provided the context for the institute's creation. The founders previously worked on OpenStreetMap projects before launching AddressForAll in 2020.
• Digital-GuardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated project maintained by the institute for long-term preservation of government data. Data and licenses are rigorously controlled and preserved for 20 years.
• address.data.gouv.frminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench address data initiative referenced as a model and connection through Jérôme Desboeufs, developer of address.data.gouv.fr on the advisory board.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OpenAddresses: Open, global project that aggregates authoritative address data from government sources — directly comparable in mission and open-data approach to AddressForAll's core platform.
• what3words: Proprietary short-code geocoding system that, like AFA.codes, assigns human-memorable codes to small geographic areas; competes in the same use cases (logistics, emergency services).
• adresse.data.gouv.fr: France's national open address database / geocoder; advisor Jérôme Desboeufs is one of its developers. Closely comparable open-government geocoding reference for AddressForAll's model.
• OpenStreetMap Foundation: Foundational open, collaborative mapping project; AddressForAll's founders came from OpenStreetMap and the institute complements OSM with structured address data, sharing the same open-data and community ethos.

Broad incumbents

• Mapbox: Commercial geospatial platform offering maps, geocoding APIs and navigation; competes for developer and enterprise address/mapping workloads while operating at vastly greater scale.
• TomTom: Global maps and geocoding provider serving enterprise and automotive customers; representative broad incumbent competing for the same address-data market segment.
• Plus Codes (Google): Google's open short-code geocoding system (derived from Open Location Code); the most widely deployed incumbent of the human-friendly geocoding category that AFA.codes targets.
• HERE Technologies: Global location platform with enterprise-grade geocoding and address APIs; broad incumbent in the same address-data and mapping category.

Emerging players

• Maplink: Brazilian mapping and location-services company co-founded by advisor Rafael Siqueira (Apontador/Maplink); closely tied regional player in the LatAm geocoding market.

Regional players

• Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE): Brazil's official geographic and statistical institute, headed until recently by AddressForAll advisor Roberto Olinto; a Brazilian counterpart and reference for authoritative geographic data partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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