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  1. This file is not meant to be edited unless you REALLY know what you are doing!
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  3. 4   <-- First x will be selectable in Search popup menu under 'via internet'
  4. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  5.  1 - Site Name
  6.  2 - Site Name Abbreviation
  7.  3 - Manual Search URL
  8.  4 - Scope of Search
  9.  5 - Description
  10.  6 - (unused)
  11.  7 - (unused)
  12.  8 - Search Command URL
  13.  9 - Wildcard character if one
  14. 10 - Too many results error string
  15. 11 - Search Command URL - Populated-places-only
  16. 12 - (unused)
  17. 13 - Search logic to use (0 = no HTML search, 1 = all data on 1st page, 2 = must re-query for more data [Getty])
  18. 14 - (unused)
  19. 15 - Next.page.indentifier.string","Make.URL.by.adding.this.string.and.the","string.that.starts.after.this.string","and.ends.before.next.instance.of.this.string (assumes this will be after all location records)
  20. 16 - Number of different possible HTML formats to expect
  21. 17 -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
  22. 18 - String to determine which HTML format the following rules will apply for - Start looking for location records after this string 1st appears
  23. 19 - Separator string at the end of each location record
  24. 20 - Place [this info","starts.after.this.many.instances.of","this.string","and.ends.before.next.instance.of.this.string]
  25. 21 - State                               [ditto]","1 = US 2 letter abbreviated states
  26. 22 - Country                             [ditto]
  27. 23 - Latitude                            [ditto]
  28. 24 - Longitude                           [ditto]
  29. 25 - Population                          [ditto]
  30. 26 - Location type (river, peak, etc.)   [ditto]
  31. 27 - Record # ID for this search engine  [ditto]
  32. 28 - (unused)
  33.    -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   repeat if needed
  34. ==============================================================================
  35. Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
  36. Getty TGN    
  37. http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/
  38. worldwide 
  39. The TGN is a structured vocabulary containing around a million names and other information about places.   The TGN includes all continents and nations of the modern political world, as well as historical places.   It includes physical features and administrative entities, such as cities and nations.
  40. (unused)
  41. (unused)
  42. http://shiva.pub.getty.edu/cgi-bin/tgn_browser/tgn.spl?keywords=[searchstring]&file=%2Ftgn_browser%2Findex.html&searchtype=keyword
  43. *
  44. is in the stop list.
  45. n/a
  46. (unused)
  47. 2
  48. (unused)
  49. [NEXT PAGE]","http://shiva.pub.getty.edu",">\n\n<a href="",""
  50. 1
  51.    -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
  52. <p> <hr> <p>
  53. \nNames:
  54. Place   ","1","color="#0000ff"><b>","<
  55. State   ","3","index.html"><b>","<
  56. Country ","2","index.html"><b>","<
  57. Lat     ","2","Lat: <b>","<
  58. Lon     ","2","Long: <b>","<
  59. Pop     ","0","n/a","n/a
  60. Type    ","1","</b></font> <b>(",")
  61. ID#     ","1","<font size=-1><b>[","]
  62. unused  ","0","n/a","n/a
  63. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  64. USGS Geographic Names Information System
  65. USGS GNIS   
  66. http://geonames.usgs.gov/gnisform.html
  67. U.S. only
  68. The GNIS, developed by the USGS in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (US BGN), contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States.   The GNIS is the United States' official repository of domestic geographic names information.
  69. (unused)
  70. (unused)
  71. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/gnisprod?f_name=[searchstring]&tab=y
  72. %
  73. Feature count must be less than 
  74. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/gnisprod?f_name=[searchstring]&f_type=ppl&tab=y
  75. (unused)
  76. 1
  77. (unused)
  78. next page","http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/","</TABLE>\n<A HREF="",""
  79. 2
  80.    -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
  81. </TH>\n</TR>
  82. </TR>
  83. Place   ","2","">","<
  84. State   ","2","<TD>","<","1
  85. Country ","-1","United States","n/a
  86. Lat     ","5","<TD>","<
  87. Lon     ","6","<TD>","<
  88. Pop     ","0","n/a","n/a
  89. Type    ","4","<TD>","<
  90. ID#     ","1","id=",""
  91. unused  ","0","n/a","n/a
  92.    -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
  93. Feature Name: </H2>
  94. </TR>\n</TABLE>
  95. Place   ","1","colspan=2><H2>","<
  96. State   ","1","State: </B></TD>\n<td colspan=2>","<
  97. Country ","-1","United States","n/a
  98. Lat     ","1","Latitude:  </B></TD>\n<td colspan=2>","<","37
  99. Lon     ","1","Longitude:  </B></TD>\n<td colspan=2>","<","37          
  100. Pop     ","1","): </B></TD>\n<td colspan=2>","<
  101. Type    ","1","Feature Type: </B></TD>\n<td colspan=2>","<
  102. ID#     ","1","id=",""
  103. unused  ","0","n/a","n/a
  104. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  105. Where on Earth GeoPlanet
  106. GeoPlanet  
  107. http://www.whereonearth.com/gijs/noflash_index.htm
  108. worldwide 
  109.  
  110. (unused)
  111. (unused)
  112. http://www.whereonearth.com/cgi-bin/webdriver?MIval=woe_gd_search_new&town=[searchstring]
  113.  
  114. ***Have yet to see too many results error
  115. n/a
  116. (unused)
  117. 1
  118. (unused)
  119. Next","http://www.whereonearth.com",""000000"><a HREF="",""
  120. 2
  121.    -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
  122. <b>Level</b>
  123. </font></td>\n \n</tr>
  124. Place   ","1","x=0">","<
  125. State   ","2","color="000000"> "," <
  126. Country ","3","color="000000"> "," <
  127. Lat     ","1","latitude=","&
  128. Lon     ","1","longitude=","&
  129. Pop     ","0","n/a","n/a
  130. Type    ","0","n/a","n/a
  131. ID#     ","0","n/a","n/a
  132. unused  ","0","n/a","n/a
  133.    -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
  134. <html>
  135. Find Hotels
  136. Place   ","1",",reddot,",""
  137. State   ","0","n/a","n/a
  138. Country ","0","n/a","n/a
  139. Lat     ","1",";y=","&
  140. Lon     ","1",";x=","&
  141. Pop     ","0","n/a","n/a
  142. Type    ","0","n/a","n/a
  143. ID#     ","0","n/a","n/a
  144. unused  ","0","n/a","n/a
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  146. U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer
  147. U.S. GICS      
  148. http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer/
  149. incorporated U.S. only
  150. This United States only dataset is derived from the Census GICS and does not contain unincorporated place names.   For more Unites States geographic entities, search the USGS Geographic Names Information System.
  151. (unused)
  152. (unused)
  153. http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer?city=[searchstring]&state=&zip=
  154. *
  155. ***Have yet to see too many results error
  156. n/a
  157. (unused)
  158. 1
  159. (unused)
  160. n/a
  161. 1
  162.    -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
  163. <ul>
  164. of area.<br>
  165. Place   ","1","<strong>",",
  166. State   ","1",",+",""","1
  167. Country ","-1","United States","n/a
  168. Lat     ","1","lat=","&
  169. Lon     ","1","lon=","&
  170. Pop     ","1","): ","<
  171. Type    ","1","strong>(",")
  172. ID#     ","0","___","___
  173. unused  ","0","n/a","n/a
  174. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  175. NIMA GEOnet Names Server
  176. NIMA GNS       
  177. http://gnpswww.nima.mil/geonames/GNS/
  178. worldwide excluding U.S. and Antarctica
  179. The GEOnet Names Server (GNS) provides access to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) database of foreign geographic feature names.   Approximately 20,000 of the database's 3.5 million features are updated monthly with names information approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (US BGN).
  180. (unused)
  181. (unused)
  182. (search inaccessible)
  183. n/a
  184. n/a
  185. n/a
  186. n/a
  187. 0
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  189. The World Factbook
  190. World Factbook
  191. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
  192. n/a
  193. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook contains information on all countries and territories.
  194. (unused)
  195. (unused)
  196. (no search available)
  197. n/a
  198. n/a
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  200. n/a
  201. 0
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  203.