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Incorrect state-place mapping in US.zip  XML
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petervk



Joined: 30/01/2012 20:25:04
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I was trying to read the dump of the US cities: http://download.geonames.org/export/dump/US.zip
But then I found out the mapping between states and places is NOT correct. Here are some examples:

Houston has code “AL” for Alabama, where it should be Texas
Los Angeles has code “TX” for Texas, where it should be California
Phoenix has code “GA” for Georgia (I think), where it should be Arizona

Something is going wrong here...

What can be done?
marc



Joined: 08/12/2005 07:39:47
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Place names are not unique. Please add the geonameid if you think something is wrong.

Example:
there is a county in Alabama:
http://www.geonames.org/4068296/houston-county.html

And a city in Texas
http://www.geonames.org/4699066/houston.html

Best

Marc

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