Geonames
Geoname ID
Unique identifier for GeoNames place
Example
5353
Property Name
geonameid
Type
integer
Name
Place name (UTF8)
Example
London
Property Name
name
Type
string
ASCII Name
Place Name (ASCII)
Example
London
Property Name
asciiname
Type
string
Alternate Names
List of alternate ASCII names
Property Name
alternatenames
Type
array
Latitude
Property Name
latitude
Longitude
Property Name
longitude
Feature Class
GeoNames single letter feature code
Property Name
feature_class
Type
string
Possible Values
"A""H""L""P""R""S""T""U""V"
Feature Code
Full GeoNames feature code (http://www.geonames.org/export/codes.html)
Example
ADM1
Property Name
feature_code
Type
string
Country Code
2 Letter ISO country code
Example
GB
Property Name
country_code
Type
string
CC2
List of other countries codes mapping to this place
Property Name
cc2
Type
array
Admin1 Name
Name of first administrative area
Example
England
Property Name
admin1_name
Type
string
Admin1 Geoname ID
GeoName ID for first administrative area
Example
5353
Property Name
admin1_geonameid
Type
integer
Admin1 Code
Fipscode (subject to change to iso code)
Example
ENG
Property Name
admin1_code
Type
string
Admin2 Name
Name of second administrative area
Example
England
Property Name
admin2_name
Type
string
Admin2 Geoname ID
GeoName ID for second administrative area
Example
5353
Property Name
admin2_geonameid
Type
integer
Admin2 Code
Code for the second administrative division
Example
06
Property Name
admin2_code
Type
string
Admin3 Code
Code for third level administrative division
Example
08
Property Name
admin3_code
Type
string
Admin4 Code
Code for fourth level administrative division
Example
07
Property Name
admin4_code
Type
string
Population
Population at place. Represented as string as it could be a larger than a 32bit integer
Example
7392832
Property Name
population
Type
string
Elevation
Elevation in meters
Property Name
elevation
Type
integer
Digital Elevation Model
Digital elevation model
Example
32
Property Name
dem
Type
integer
Timezone
The IANA timezone ID
Example
Europe/London
Property Name
timezone
Type
string
Modification Date
Datetime format
Example
2015-03-09
Property Name
modification_date
Type
string
Dataset
Property Name
dataset
Type
string
Possible Values
"geonames"
ID
Unique place ID
Example
geonames_5353
Property Name
id
Type
string