Bug 150981 - usage of ws.geonames.org to associate place names with coordinates
Summary: usage of ws.geonames.org to associate place names with coordinates
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Plugin-Generic-GeolocationEdit (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2007-10-18 15:48 UTC by Markus Spring
Modified: 2016-07-19 05:32 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Version Fixed In: 2.0.0
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Description Markus Spring 2007-10-18 15:48:49 UTC
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.7)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

www.flickr.com offers to associate a place name whenever a geocoded
image is uploaded to this service.

This information can be retrieved freely on the web from ws.geonames.org

The request http://ws.geonames.org/findNearbyPlaceName?style=full&lat=29.630771&lng=91.175537
returns the results of a placename search in xml, here a small village in Tibet.

placename, countryCode, countryName, adminCode1 and adminName1 could be added
to the iptc data of every image file.

An automatic duplication into a digikam-keyword hierarchy (like geocoding/state/province/place) would be a valuable addition.
Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2007-10-18 15:54:00 UTC
Markus,

this one: http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=135385

sound a duplicate of your entry. Right ?

Gilles
Comment 2 Markus Spring 2007-10-18 16:15:03 UTC
Gilles Caulier schrieb:
> this one: http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=135385
> sound a duplicate of your entry. Right ?


Yes. It does not specify the usage of the webservice for placename retrieval, so
probably a merge of those would be best.
Shall I add my proposal as a comment to this one?

Regards - Markus
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Comment 3 caulier.gilles 2007-10-18 16:23:59 UTC
No need, i will mark it as duplicate.

Gilles 
Comment 4 caulier.gilles 2007-10-18 16:24:20 UTC
*** Bug 135385 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Arnd Baecker 2007-10-18 16:29:09 UTC
For situations where one is not connected to the internet
(and maybe also for speed reasons?) allowing to use a local database
would be helpful.
Daily database dumps are available at
http://download.geonames.org/export/dump/, either for single countries,
or all in one zip file (160 MB).
Users could download those database files which they need.

Comment 6 Arnd Baecker 2008-06-28 17:18:35 UTC
One might be able to go even one step further and get, based on the GPS coordinates, information on the name of streets (and maybe even house numbers ;-), if there is a way to make use of the amazing information available via
http://www.openstreetmap.org/
Comment 7 Philippe ROUBACH 2008-11-15 15:19:26 UTC
yes i approve this wish

today i use "geotag" to complete my photos with location,city,region,country
 and geotag has a gui wich is more handy to treat several photos

in the same windows we see for each file
- the iptc data
- view of the photo

in the contrary of geoloalization plugin
once you open its window you cannot see the photo and the others photos
it's important, often i treat a photo in relation with others
i found data about photo by viewing the map and thinking about the other photos

http://geotag.sourceforge.net/


Comment 8 caulier.gilles 2008-11-15 15:49:48 UTC
>in the contrary of geoloalization plugin once you open its window you cannot see >the photo and the others photos it's important, often i treat a photo in >relation with others i found data about photo by viewing the map and thinking >about the other photos 

This point is implemented in digiKam for KDE4 with geolocation sidebar, using Marble.

Gilles Caulier

Comment 9 Philippe ROUBACH 2008-11-15 16:33:34 UTC
(In reply to comment #8)
> This point is implemented in digiKam for KDE4 with geolocation sidebar, using
> Marble.
> 
> Gilles Caulier
> 

ok thanks

but using Marble is a regression no ? Marble uses OSM(i am a member) ?
i understand if it is too complicated to implement google tool

but
- i use much satellite view  added to map view to geolocalize my old photos
- OSM is poor for my need. the first time and only time i used marble to geolocalize i go to a spot and there is nothing : not any street or else

a good tool to geolocalize

a search tool as google to search data about the object in the photo
a search tool as google map to see streets, satellite view to recognize the spot but also in google map the panoramio and wikipedia layers



Comment 10 Michał S. 2009-05-22 10:41:23 UTC
Yes, finding location names in geonames (and wikipedia also) and write it into IPTC metadata tags in digiKam as it is in GeoTag would be nice.
Comment 11 Michael G. Hansen 2011-02-02 22:14:18 UTC
SVN commit 1218561 by mghansen:

Update NEWS. These bugs/wishes are fixed in kipi-plugins 2 beta 2.

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