Wereldwijde dichtheid van GeoNames entries in 2006
Data
Volgens GeoNames bevat de database anno 2023 meer dan 25 miljoen geografische namen van 11 miljoen objecten, de zogenaamde features. 4,8 miljoen van die objecten zijn bewoonde plaatsen.[1]
In februari 2013 waren er ruim 10 miljoen namen en nam Nederland met 245.000 entries een tweede plaats wereldwijd in. In december van dat jaar stond het op de vijfde plaats.
Hoofdindeling van objecten
Code
Indicatie
Codes
Enkele onderverdelingen
Toelichtingem
A
country, state, region,...
ADM1
first-order administrative division
a primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States
ADM4H
historical fourth-order administrative division
a former fourth-order administrative division
LTER
leased area
a tract of land leased to another country, usually for military installations
ZNB
buffer zone
a zone recognized as a buffer between two nations in which military presence is minimal or absent
H
stream, lake, ...
AIRS
seaplane landing area
a place on a waterbody where floatplanes land and take off
BAY
bay
a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
BAYS
bays
coastal indentations between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
BNKR
stream bank
a sloping margin of a stream channel which normally confines the stream to its channel on land
CNLSB
underground irrigation canal(s)
a gently inclined underground tunnel bringing water for irrigation from aquifers
L
parks,area, ...
AGRC
agricultural colony
a tract of land set aside for agricultural settlement
BSNP
petroleum basin
an area underlain by an oil-rich structural basin
CLG
clearing
an area in a forest with trees removed
LAND
arctic land
a tract of land in the Arctic
LCTY
locality
a minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries
P
city, village,...
PPLA
seat of a first-order administrative division
seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)
PPLL
populated locality
an area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings
PPLW
destroyed populated place
a village, town or city destroyed by a natural disaster, or by war
STLMT
israeli settlement
R
road, railroad
CSWY
causeway
a raised roadway across wet ground or shallow water
OILP
oil pipeline
a pipeline used for transporting oil
RTE
caravan route
the route taken by caravans
TNLN
natural tunnel
a cave that is open at both ends
S
spot, building, farm
ADMF
administrative facility
a government building
AGRF
agricultural facility
a building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture
AIRH
heliport
a place where helicopters land and take off
ART
piece of art
a piece of art, like a sculpture, painting. In contrast to monument (MNMT) it is not commemorative.
ATM
automatic teller machine
An unattended electronic machine in a public place, connected to a data system and related equipment and activated by a bank customer to obtain cash withdrawals and other banking services.
FCL
facility
a building or buildings housing a center, institute, foundation, hospital, prison, mission, courthouse, etc.
HUT
hut
a small primitive house
PYR
pyramid
an ancient massive structure of square ground plan with four triangular faces meeting at a point and used for enclosing tombs
T
mountain,hill,rock,...
U
undersea
V
forest,heath,...
Wiki-interface
De kern van GeoNames is beschikbaar als Open data, waarvan een export (dump) opgehaald kan worden.[2] Via een wiki-interface kunnen gebruikers de inhoud van de database verbeteren.
Semantisch web
Elke GeoNames toevoeging wordt via internet aangeboden met een url, die toegang geeft tot de wikipagina in HTML-opmaak, maar ook tot de beschrijving in een Resource Description Framework dat gebruikgemaakt van de GeoNames-ontologie.[3] Deze beschrijft de GeoNames-eigenschappen met OWL en klassen en codes in SKOS. Met de RDF-beschrijving in Wikipedia-artikelen wordt GeoNames gekoppeld aan DBpedia-data en andere Linked data-bronnen in RDF-formaat.[4]
