diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+geoapi.ini
+.idea/
diff --git a/distance-calc.iml b/distance-calc.iml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module type="PYTHON_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
+    <exclude-output />
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$" />
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+  </component>
+</module>
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diff --git a/geoapi.ini.template b/geoapi.ini.template
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+[google]
+apikey=<<API KEY HERE>>
+
+[mapquest]
+apikey=<<CONSUMER KEY HERE>>
+secret=<<CONSUMER SECRET HERE>>
+
+[geocodio]
+apikey=<<API KEY HERE>>
+
+[locationiq]
+token=<<TOKEN HERE>>
diff --git a/src/gcoder.py b/src/gcoder.py
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+# GCoder.py: basic geocoding test
+
+import sys
+import argparse
+import json
+import configparser
+import urllib.parse
+import urllib.request
+
+
+class GeocodingError(RuntimeError):
+    pass
+
+
+def geocode_google(config, address):
+    apikey = config['google']['apikey']
+    if not apikey:
+        raise GeocodingError("Google API key not specified")
+    query = { 'key': apikey, 'address': address, 'region': 'us'}
+    url = 'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?' + \
+          urllib.parse.urlencode(query, quote_via=urllib.parse.quote)
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as response:
+        if response.status == 200:
+            apireturn = json.loads(response.read())
+            stat = apireturn['status']
+            if stat == 'OK':
+                results = apireturn['results']
+                if len(results) > 1:
+                    raise GeocodingError(f"Google API returned ambiguous results (total count {len(results)})")
+                coords = results[0]['geometry']['location']
+                return coords['lat'], coords['lng']
+            else:
+                raise GeocodingError(f"Google API returns status of {stat}")
+        else:
+            raise GeocodingError(f"Google API returns {response.status} HTTP status code")
+
+
+def geocode_mapquest(config, address):
+    apikey = config['mapquest']['apikey']
+    if not apikey:
+        raise GeocodingError("MapQuest API key not specified")
+    query = { 'key': apikey, 'inFormat': 'kvp', 'outFormat': 'json', 'location': address,
+              'thumbMaps': 'false', 'maxResults': 1}
+    url = 'https://www.mapquestapi.com/geocoding/v1/address?' + urllib.parse.urlencode(query)
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as response:
+        if response.status == 200:
+            apireturn = json.loads(response.read())
+            stat = apireturn['info']['statuscode']
+            if stat == 0:
+                results = apireturn['results']
+                if len(results) > 1:
+                    raise GeocodingError(f"MapQuest API returned ambiguous results (total count {len(results)})")
+                locations = results[0]['locations']
+                if len(locations) > 1:
+                    raise GeocodingError(f"MapQuest API returned ambiguous locations (total count {len(locations)})")
+                coords = locations[0]['latLng']
+                return coords['lat'], coords['lng']
+            else:
+                raise GeocodingError(f"MapQuest API returns status of {stat}")
+        else:
+            raise GeocodingError(f"MapQuest API returns {response.status} HTTP status code")
+
+
+def geocode_geocodio(config, address):
+    apikey = config['geocodio']['apikey']
+    if not apikey:
+        raise GeocodingError("Geocodio API key not specified")
+    query = {'q': address, 'api_key': apikey}
+    url = 'https://api.geocod.io/v1.6/geocode?' + urllib.parse.urlencode(query)
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as response:
+        if response.status == 200:
+            apireturn = json.loads(response.read())
+            coords = apireturn['results'][0]['location']
+            return coords['lat'], coords['lng']
+        else:
+            raise GeocodingError(f"Geocodio API returns {response.status} HTTP status code")
+
+
+def geocode_locationiq(config, address):
+    apikey = config['locationiq']['token']
+    if not apikey:
+        raise GeocodingError("LocationIQ API key not specified")
+    query = {'q': address, 'key': apikey, 'format': 'json', 'limit': 1}
+    url = 'https://us1.locationiq.com/v1/search.php?' + urllib.parse.urlencode(query, quote_via=urllib.parse.quote)
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as response:
+        if response.status == 200:
+            apireturn = json.loads(response.read())
+            place = apireturn[0]
+            return place['lat'], place['lon']
+        else:
+            raise GeocodingError(f"LocationIQ API returns {response.status} HTTP status code")
+
+
+geocoding_procs = {
+    'google':     geocode_google,
+    'mapquest':   geocode_mapquest,
+    'geocodio':   geocode_geocodio,
+    'locationiq': geocode_locationiq
+}
+
+cmdline_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+cmdline_parser.add_argument('address', nargs='+', help='The address to be geocoded')
+cmdline_parser.add_argument('-C', '--config', default='geoapi.ini', help='The geocoding API configuration file')
+cmdline_parser.add_argument('-g', '--geocoder', default='google', choices=geocoding_procs.keys(),
+                            help='Geocoding processor to use to get coordinates (default: google)')
+
+
+def main(args):
+    opts = cmdline_parser.parse_args(args)
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    config.read(opts.config)
+    my_address = ' '.join(opts.address)
+    print(f"Address: '{my_address}'")
+    coords = geocoding_procs[opts.geocoder](config, my_address)
+    print(f"Coordinates: Latitude {coords[0]}, longitude {coords[1]}")
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))