In dopplr [http://www.dopplr.com] there is an option to fill the city of travel and the site will automatically find the city around the world. Is there any web service or database for such a city lookup?
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Google maps API includes a geocoding service and there are plenty of other options
Ken
2008-11-27 15:33:24
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You could download and process this list on wikipedia. If you trust it.
OIS
2008-11-27 15:36:11
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http://www.geonames.org/ is useful - HTML query, download and web service.
Also http://developer.yahoo.com/geo/ - you'll need a Yahoo developer ID.
Robert Brook
2008-11-27 16:00:27
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The best free database of world cities I have found is from MaxMind. See http://www.maxmind.com/app/geolitecity It also includes geocoding information and population. Uses ISO standard for country and regions.
Espen
2008-12-18 22:12:55
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There's the OpenStreetMap Name Finder.
I don't know if it's necessarily the most complete resource, but AFAIK OSM is free for any use, which may/may not be the case with other options.
Peter
2008-12-18 22:19:32