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GeoNames API

From their site: The geonames.org geographical database is available for download free of charge under a creative commons attribution license. It contains over eight million geographical names and consists of 6.3 million unique features whereof 2.2 million populated places and 1.8 million alternate names. All features are categorized into one out of nine feature classes and further subcategorized into one out of 645 feature codes. The data is accessible free of charge through a number of webservices and a daily database export. Geonames.org is already serving up to over 3 million web service requests per day.Read More

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GeoNames: Highlights

Summary
Geographic name and postal code lookup
Category
Mapping
Tags
Protocols
REST
Data Formats
XML, JSON
API home
http://www.geonames.org/export/ 

GeoNames: Specifications

Functionality

API Groups
 
Example API Methods
 
Client Install Required
 

Signup and Licensing

Signup Requirements
 
Developer Key Required
 
Account Required
 
Commercial Licensing
 
Provider
geonames.org  
Non-Commercial Lic.
 
Data Licensing
 
Usage Fees
 
Usage Limits
 
Terms of Service
 

Security

Authentication Model
 
SSL Support
 
Read-only Without Login
 

Support

Vendor API Kits
 
Community API Kits
 
API Blog
 
Site Blog
geonames.wordpress.com/ 
API Forum
groups.google.com/group/geonames 
Developer Support
 

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Developers using GeoNames[ Add me ]

  • adamw523
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  • enjoyeverywhere
  • jebu
  • missha
  • olbibigo
  • PeteA2Z
  • samscam
  • transpoman
  • tripmixx
  • vmarotto
  • WeCreate
  • adena

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