# Geography

Canonical URL: https://doc.roote.ai/capabilities/geography



ROOTE Geography works with addresses, places, and coordinates. Each capability answers a different kind of question.

## Choose the correct capability [#choose-the-correct-capability]

| Capability                                                 | Input                                          | Output                                            | Typical intent                       |
| ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| [Geocode](/capabilities/geography/geocode)                 | Postal address or geographic expression        | Normalized geographic information and coordinates | “Where exactly is this address?”     |
| [Place Search](/capabilities/geography/place-search)       | Place, establishment, business, or POI request | Matching places                                   | “Find places matching this request.” |
| [Reverse Geocode](/capabilities/geography/reverse-geocode) | Coordinates                                    | Readable place or address                         | “What is at these coordinates?”      |

## Keep address resolution and place discovery distinct [#keep-address-resolution-and-place-discovery-distinct]

`10 rue de Rivoli, Paris` is an address-resolution request for Geocode. `Gare Lyon Part-Dieu`, `Starbucks près de République`, and `pharmacie à Lyon` are place-discovery requests for Place Search.

Autocomplete may be related to these concepts, but it is not currently documented as a public ROOTE capability.