geonames: Interface to the "Geonames" Spatial Query Web Service

The web service at <https://www.geonames.org/> provides a number of spatial data queries, including administrative area hierarchies, city locations and some country postal code queries. A (free) username is required and rate limits exist.

Getting started

Package details

AuthorBarry Rowlingson
MaintainerBarry Rowlingson <b.rowlingson@gmail.com>
LicenseGPL-3
Version0.999
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("geonames")

Try the geonames package in your browser

Any scripts or data that you put into this service are public.

geonames documentation built on May 1, 2019, 8:07 p.m.