GeoNames

Worldwide density of GeoNames entries in 2006

GeoNames (or GeoNames.org) is a user-editable geographical database available and accessible through various web services, under a Creative Commons attribution license. The project was founded in late 2005.[1]

The GeoNames dataset differs from, but includes data from,[2] the US Government's similarly named GEOnet Names Server.

  1. ^ "Marc Wick: Geek of the Week". Simple Talk. 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  2. ^ "Datasources used by GeoNames in the GeoNames Gazetteer". Retrieved 2020-08-20.

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