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- Geographic Name Server
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- Telnet 141.212.99.9 3000
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- Geographic Name Server, Copyright 1989, 1990 Merit Inc. All rights reserved.
- >>> NEW VERSION!!! <<< Use "help" or "?" for details.
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- New version: Wed Mar 14 10:33:50 EST 1990
-
- Change summary:
- 1) ZIP code queries now supported
- 2) ed(1)-style regular expression queries now supported
- 3) Query and session timeouts now enabled
- 4) Better query parsing, error messages
- 5) Response lines now terminated with CRLF instead of just LF
-
- NOTE: This server is intended for use with clients which interpret
- the raw protocol. However, you may also use the server directly
- if you don't have the clients. There are currently four clients:
- 1) A user agent which pretty-prints the raw protocol and optionally
- computes distance and azimuth between any two cities,
- 2) A filter for producing input files for Brian Reid's netmap program,
- 3) A US map browser which uses the X Window System,
- 3) A prototype X-based network browsing tool.
-
- Data came primarily from the US Geodetic Survey and the US Postal
- Service. Coverage includes all US cities, counties, and states, as well
- as some US mountains, rivers, lakes, national parks, etc. A few
- international cities have also been included. Unfortunately, some minor
- inaccuracies remain. Merit Inc. is not responsible for maintaining this
- data.
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- Queries should generally look like the last line of a postal address, as
- in "Ann Arbor, MI 48103".
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- All these queries will also work:
- 1) ed(1)-style regular expression, like "[Bb]os.*n$"
- 2) A city name alone, like "Ann Arbor"
- 3) A ZIP or ZIP+4 code alone, like this: "46556", "48103-2112"
- NOTE: only the first 5 digits in a ZIP+4 code are used.
- 4) As in 1) or 2) but with a state name or abbreviation, like
- this: "Ann Arbor, MI", "Los Angeles, California"
- 5) As above but with optional nation name or abbreviation, like
- "Toronto, , Canada". NOTE: there are currently very few
- foreign cities.
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- Punctuation, white space, and upper/lower case are ignored.
- Any reasonable state/nation abbreviations are recognized.
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- Here are more example queries:
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- "Ann Arbor, Mich" "48103" "annarbor,mi" "Paris,,France"
- "Mammoth Cave National Park" "mount mckinley" "lake michigan"
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- If a query fails, try expanding abbreviations (e.g. change "Mt."
- to "Mount", etc.
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- Interpret server replies as follows:
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- 0 [city name]
- 1 [county FIPS code] [county name]
- 2 [state/province abbreviation] [state/province name]
- 3 [nation abbreviation] [nation name]
- A [telephone area code]
- E [elevation in feet above mean sea level]
- F [feature code] [feature name]
- L [latitude DD MM SS X] [longitude DDD MM SS X]
- P [1980 census population]
- R [remark]
- T [time zone]
- Z [postal ("ZIP") code]
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- To exit the server, enter "stop", "end", "quit", "bye",
- "exit", "logout", "logoff", or control-D.
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- Direct questions or comments to Tom Libert, libert@eecs.umich.edu,
- or phone (313) 936-3000. Please let me know if you write new clients.
-