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Geographic Name Server
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
2145 Blaney Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
_E-_m_a_i_l: libert@eecs.umich.edu
_P_h_o_n_e: (313) 662-6520
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
As part of a network mapping project, we have implemented a
TCP-based geographic name server. In response to queries
consisting of a city name and/or ZIP code and an optional
state and/or country abbreviation, the server retrieves a
variety of data from a database containing information on
all US cities (~150,000). Queries containing UNIX ed(1)-
style regular expressions are also supported.
The geographic names database contains state, county, lati-
tude and longitude for all US cities. It also contains 1980
census population, elevation, area code, and ZIP code for a
large subset of the cities, as well as a small number of
international cities. The database contains information
about other geographic features such as counties, states,
rivers, lakes, summits, etc. in addition to populated
places.
The raw data were obtained from the United States Geodetic
Survey (USGS) and the US Postal Service. USGS is developing
a Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) as the main
repository for its ongoing National Gazetteer project.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Telnet to port 3000 on martini.eecs.umich.edu. The inter-
face is self-explanatory, though not necessarily human-
friendly (it is designed for use by programs).
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
April 16, 1990 NNSC Section M.3, Page 1
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _S_e_r_v_i_c_e
No restrictions.
_D_i_s_c_l_a_i_m_e_r
Merit Computer, Inc. is not responsible for supporting or
maintaining this service or its data.
_F_o_r _A_d_d_i_t_i_o_n_a_l _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
The author of this server is Tom Libert
(libert@eecs.umich.edu).
April 16, 1990 NNSC Section M.3, Page 2