Geonames
Local¶ ↑
Downloads and store Geonames.org data locally (MongoDB, Mongoid). Making every Geoname API operation possible on your servers. No hit limit, fast as possible.
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Download all country data
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Merges ZIP into cities, so you have masks
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Updates using geonames IDs, no duplication
Use¶ ↑
Install where you want to populate the DB:
gem install geonames_local
You will also need in your system:
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unzip
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curl
Config¶ ↑
Create a config yml file:
geonames init
Will generate a geonames.yml
file on your folder. The file is self explanatory.
Geonames
splits the nations/countries database from the rest, so: It’ll also populate the nations collection automatically: 252
nations.
geonames -c geonames.yml
To run it. Use -v
for verbose.
If you are not sure your country/nation code, use:
geonames list <search>
Mongoid¶ ↑
Using http://github.com/fireho/geopolitical models:
City.first.region.nation.abbr => “BR”
Next¶ ↑
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IP
Geonames
? ipinfodb.com -
Hoods? geoftp.ibge.gov.br/malhas_digitais/censo_2010/setores_censitarios/
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ActiveRecord/PostGIS - someone else