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|[http://dma.jrc.it/services/fuzzyg/ http://dma.jrc.it/services/fuzzyg/]
 
|[http://dma.jrc.it/services/fuzzyg/ http://dma.jrc.it/services/fuzzyg/]
 
|Find places around the world mainly utilizing GEOnet data by performing fuzzy searching. Useful for place name misspellings.
 
|Find places around the world mainly utilizing GEOnet data by performing fuzzy searching. Useful for place name misspellings.
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|CGNDB
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|[http://gnss.nrcan.gc.ca/gnss-srt/searchName.jsp http://gnss.nrcan.gc.ca/gnss-srt/searchName.jsp]
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|Find coordinates for places within Canada.
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|Geoscience Australia
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|[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/]
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|Find coordinates for places within Australia.
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|Ordnance Survey
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|[http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/ http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/]
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|Find towns within the UK but no coordinates available.
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|streetmap
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|[http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ http://www.streetmap.co.uk/]
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|Find places within Great Britain but no coordinates available.
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|diddlefinger
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|[http://diddlefinger.com/ http://diddlefinger.com/]
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|Find coordinates for places within Japan in English.
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|Géoportail
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|[http://www.geoportail.fr/index.do http://www.geoportail.fr/index.do]
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|Find coordinates for places within France and its territories.
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|NZGPD
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|[http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/find-names/ http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/find-names/]
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|Find coordinates for places within New Zealand. New gazetteer is in a spreadsheet but the old resource is a database that is many times more informative.
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|INEGI
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|[http://mapserver.inegi.gob.mx/mgn2k/ http://mapserver.inegi.gob.mx/mgn2k/]
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|Find coordinates for places within Mexico.
 
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Revision as of 15:27, 12 November 2010

Introduction

This page is designed to provide a useful list of country-level or international gazetteers as well as other geographic resources for verifying place names or geopolitical units.


Resources

Name URL Description
GEOnet http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/ Find coordinates for places outside of the U.S. as well as the political division it is located within.
USGS-GNIS http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/ Find coordinates for places within the U.S. and its territories as well as on Antarctica.
WDPA-UN http://www.wdpa.org/ Find national parks, reserves & protected areas along with their respective coordinates and areas.
Fuzzy Gazetteer http://dma.jrc.it/services/fuzzyg/ Find places around the world mainly utilizing GEOnet data by performing fuzzy searching. Useful for place name misspellings.
CGNDB http://gnss.nrcan.gc.ca/gnss-srt/searchName.jsp Find coordinates for places within Canada.
Geoscience Australia http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Find coordinates for places within Australia.
Ordnance Survey http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/ Find towns within the UK but no coordinates available.
streetmap http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ Find places within Great Britain but no coordinates available.
diddlefinger http://diddlefinger.com/ Find coordinates for places within Japan in English.
Géoportail http://www.geoportail.fr/index.do Find coordinates for places within France and its territories.
NZGPD http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/find-names/ Find coordinates for places within New Zealand. New gazetteer is in a spreadsheet but the old resource is a database that is many times more informative.
INEGI http://mapserver.inegi.gob.mx/mgn2k/ Find coordinates for places within Mexico.