How to geo-reference your dataset
@JacopoOttaviani
More info: http://docs.cartodb.com/tutorials/how_to_georeference.html
1st option (easy):
2nd option (nerdy):
https://github.com/nuket/google-sheets-geocoding-macro
Tools -> Script Editor
Copy and paste the code into the editor
Save and reload your sheet
a new “Geocode” menu should appear after the reload
It's just a different way to query a web application, such as Google Maps.
How? With a URL:
http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?sensor=false&address=the_address_im_looking_for
for example:
http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?sensor=false&address=puerta del sol madrid
(It's like a blob of data with geographic info)
Let's be a little bit more nerdish with OpenRefine
www.openrefine.org
http://bit.ly/openrefine-geolocation