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Add spatial service to roadmap
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By adding such a feature in a deliberate way we can greatly increase the
usability of the autocomplete endpoint.

## Integrate the new Spatial service for improved geospatial capabilities

Pelias currently has a component called the [PIP
service](https://github.com/pelias/pip-service) for performing point in polygon
calculations, but it's architecture and capabilities have become a huge
limiting factor for Pelias.

Over the past year, we have been working on a more powerful and efficient
replacement, the [Spatial service](https://github.com/pelias/spatial).

The spatial service will allow advanced functionality such as custom
administrative areas, using administrative data from OpenStreetMap, [returning
polygon data in Pelias responses](https://github.com/pelias/whosonfirst/issues/19),
or [adding postalcodes to more records based on a geometry](https://github.com/pelias/pelias/issues/111).

## Expanded input language support

Overall, Pelias has a solid foundation of language and internationalization
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