GeoNames

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GeoNames was founded by Marc Wick[1][2].

GeoNames

Summary

GeoNames is a geographical names database[1]. GeoNames has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • GeoNames is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • GeoNames's instance of is recorded as geographical names database[4].
  • GeoNames's instance of is recorded as knowledge organization system[5].
  • GeoNames's instance of is recorded as data library[6].
  • GeoNames's founder is recorded as Marc Wick[7].
  • GeoNames's collection is recorded as Social Sciences and Humanities Open Marketplace[8].
  • GeoNames's collection is recorded as Text Analysis Portal for Research[9].
  • GeoNames's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported[10].
  • GeoNames is used for discovery[11].
  • GeoNames's Commons category is recorded as Geonames[12].
  • GeoNames's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • GeoNames comprises GeoNames ontology[14].
  • 2005 marks the founding of GeoNames[15].
  • GeoNames was released on 2005[16].
  • GeoNames's official website is recorded as http://www.geonames.org/[17].
  • GeoNames's official website is recorded as https://www.geonames.org/[18].
  • GeoNames's main subject is Earth science[19].
  • GeoNames's described at URL is recorded as https://tapor.ca/tools/1371[20].
  • GeoNames's described at URL is recorded as https://marketplace.sshopencloud.eu/tool-or-service/SF6SHP[21].
  • GeoNames's topic has template is recorded as Template:Geonameslink[22].
  • GeoNames's official blog URL is recorded as https://geonames.wordpress.com/[23].
  • GeoNames's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1566[24].
  • GeoNames's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GeoNames'}[25].
  • GeoNames's different from is recorded as Geonames[26].
  • GeoNames's different from is recorded as Q1194038[27].

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Founding

GeoNames's founder is recorded as Marc Wick[7]. 2005 marks the founding of GeoNames[15].

Why It Matters

GeoNames has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] GeoNames is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . who.is. who.is. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Open Access Directory. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . XING. Retrieved . geospatialweb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . tapor.ca. tapor.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . download.geonames.org. Retrieved . download.geonames.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Open Access Directory. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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