GeoNames
A global geographical database that may be used to identify and tag all references to location. The database contains over 8 million entries, each of which possesses a geographic name (in various languages), latitude, longitude, elevation, population, administrative subdivision and postal codes and information on unique features.
Features:
Built upon web service, enabling transparent look-up and use of content through third-party tools and sites
Browse by geographic location, country name, size of geographic region and other categories.
Full text search support
Extensible, enabling users to expand existing information or contribute new content
Support for the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) co-ordinate system
The SSH Open Marketplace is maintained and will be further developed by three European Research Infrastructures - DARIAH, CLARIN and CESSDA - and their national partners. It was developed as part of the "Social Sciences and Humanities Open Cloud" SSHOC project, European Union's Horizon 2020 project call H2020-INFRAEOSC-04-2018, grant agreement #823782.
