Geonames Local

Downloads and store Geonames.org data locally (MongoDB, Mongoid). Making every Geoname API operation possible on your servers. No hit limit, fast as possible.

• Download all country data
• Merges ZIP into cities, so you have masks
• Updates using geonames IDs, no duplication

Install where you want to populate the DB:

gem install geonames_local

You will also need in your system:

• unzip
• curl

Create a config yml file:

geonames init

Will generate a geonames.yml file on your folder. The file is self explanatory.

Geonames splits the nations/countries database from the rest, so: It'll also populate the nations collection automatically: 252 nations.

geonames -c geonames.yml

To run it. Use -v for verbose.

If you are not sure your country/nation code, use:

geonames list <search>

Using http://github.com/fireho/geopolitical models:

City.first.region.nation.abbr => "BR"

• IP Geonames? http://ipinfodb.com
• Hoods? ftp://geoftp.ibge.gov.br/malhas_digitais/censo_2010/setores_censitarios/
• ActiveRecord/PostGIS - someone else