What is GeoNames used for?
The GeoNames project is a free global geographical database. The goal of GeoNames is to aggregate free data from various sources and make is available as a database or via a range of web services. Users of GeoNames include Microsoft Popfly, Slide.com, LinkedIn and Tagzania.
Are GeoNames reliable?
Accuracy and improvements As in other crowdsourcing schemes, GeoNames edit interface allows everyone to sign in and edit the database, hence false information can be entered and such information can remain undetected especially for places that are not accessed frequently.
How does GeoNames work?
GeoNames is integrating geographical data such as names of places in various languages, elevation, population and others from various sources. All lat/long coordinates are in WGS84 (World Geodetic System 1984). Users may manually edit, correct and add new names using a user friendly wiki interface.
Is GeoNames free?
free : GeoNames data is free, the data is available without costs.
What is a Geo name ID?
IP2Location™ GeoNameID is a free data offered for your download. This data enables you to retrieve the ID of the record in GeoNames database for a given city name, region name and country code. The download contains data such as country code, region name, city name and GeoNames ID.
How do I get GeoNames API?
2 Answers
- Register to get a Geonames username (link)
- Confirm your account from your email address.
- Enable free web services in your account page (link)
- Add your username to Geokit: Geokit::Geocoders::GeonamesGeocoder. key = ‘username’ . If you are using rails, you can add that line of code to an initializer.
How do you add GeoNames?
Add a new placename to the GeoNames database In the control panel left to the map you find a couple of buttons. For the creation of new place names go to the location of the new place name and press the ‘new’ button.
What is geo name ID?
How do I find my geoname username?
How do I edit a geoname?
GeoNames has a simple edit interface that allow users to edit GeoNames information, move a point and add new place names to the GeoNames database. You find the edit interface on top of the google maps display. Click on a marker to open the information window with detail information about the place.
Is the Geonames database free to download?
GeoNames. The GeoNames geographical database covers all countries and contains over eleven million placenames that are available for download free of charge.
Where can I find the GeoNames gazetteer data?
This readme describes the GeoNames Postal Code dataset. The main GeoNames gazetteer data extract is here: http://download.geonames.org/export/dump/ Supported countries: nearly 100 countries are currently supported. New countries area added when the national postal service starts publishing data under a compatible license.
How are Lat and LNG determined in GeoNames?
For many countries lat/lng are determined with an algorithm that searches the place names in the main geonames database using administrative divisions and numerical vicinity of the postal codes as factors in the disambiguation of place names.
Is it OK to use the GeoNames dump?
This means you can use the dump as long as you give credit to geonames (a link on your website to www.geonames.org is ok) see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ UK (GB_full.csv.zip): Contains Royal Mail data Royal Mail copyright and database right 2020.