GeoNames Forum

Hi,

found somehow different results of those requests:
http://ws.geonames.org/weatherJSON?north=4&south=-51&east=193&west=111
http://ws.geonames.org/wikipediaBoundingBoxJSON?north=4&south=-51&east=193&west=111

While wikipedia get you results around Australia, weather gives you results within South America.
Must be a problem if you go beyond lng 180/-180 within one lng.

--Ruth

Thanks Ruth, you are right there is an inconsistency and we will change it to use the same code for the box services.

Marc

Thanks Marc,
can you give me a note when you will have done this?
P.S. I like GeoNames

- Ruth

on the free service it is already deployed.

Marc

Marc,
thanks a lot, in the meanwhile I have implemented what I wanted to.

If you like, please have a look:
http://www.uismedia.de/mappetizer/traveldiary/TravelDiary_Ruth/index.html

Switch on the Wikipedia and Weather button in the toolbar.

Your guys make a really good job, but nevertheless I have a wish list: local sunset and dawn (maybe within timezone?). Okay people are never satisfied with your services...

Ruth

Ruth

Ok, there are two new elements/attributes sunset and sunrise in the timezone response.

Best

Marc

Marc,

wow! Thanks for time, sunrise and sunset! Now I have a good approach to switch between day and night. Will let you know when I have implemented it in my Travel Diary.

Ruth

Hi Marc,
have a bit problems to understand sunset, sunrise.

Seems to be right within Europe, but Australia (http://ws.geonames.org/timezone?lat=-27&lng=129) gives me
sunrise 12.13 and sunset 22.39.
Even considering UTC (do I have so?) doesn't make it better. What do I miss?

Thanks
Ruth

Ruth, you are right. There was confusion with timezones and the conversion was done twice.

Marc

Marc,
that's a relief

So now the changes of the weather icons day/night symbols corresponds to sunset/sunrise (at observation time):

http://www.uismedia.de/mappetizer/traveldiary/TravelDiary_Ruth/index.html
-> Click on the sun in the toolbar

Thanks a lot for your work!
--- Ruth