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[Post New]14/07/2011 22:26:04
    Subject: newbie question ref Height data
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cmasters2002



Joined: 14/07/2011 17:43:21
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Hi I was hoping to use geonames to get height data about WGS84 coords so for example I use the following
http://api.geonames.org/srtm3?lats=40.45614044&lngs=-6.06509996&username=demo

which returns the height fine, a couple of things I would like to know, do I actually need to reister for a username to use the service or can I just use demo as a username.

Also I notice I can also use http://ws.geonames.org/srtm3?lats=40.45614044&lngs=-6.06509996 however sometimes I get the message the servers ar overloaded?

Which one of the above 2 should I use?

Many Thanks

Colin
[Post New]14/07/2011 22:30:08
    Subject: Re:newbie question ref Height data
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marc



Joined: 08/12/2005 07:39:47
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Colin

Yes, you should register. The demo account anyhow does often throw a 'credits exceeded' error because too many users are using it.

The api.geonames.org is the correct one, the other one is obsolete and no longer supported:
http://geonames.wordpress.com/2011/01/28/application-identification-for-free-geonames-web-services/

Best

Marc
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