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geonameguy



Joined: 18/04/2008 19:59:11
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Paris zip codes of 75014 and 75015 seem to be reversed in the database. If you attempt 75014, the point lands on area 75015. Also the reverse is true.
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Search for 75014 :
http://www.geonames.org/search.html?q=75014
returns :
http://www.geonames.org/2989781/paris-14.html

Search for 75015 :
http://www.geonames.org/search.html?q=75015
returns :
http://www.geonames.org/2970479/paris-15.html

What's wrong ?
May you explain a bit more ?

Christophe
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geonameguy



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You are right that the simple name search returns a correct result, but what about the postalCodeSearch here:

http://ws.geonames.org/postalCodeSearch?postalcode=75014&country=FR&lang=en&maxRows=10

http://ws.geonames.org/postalCodeSearch?postalcode=75015&country=FR&lang=en&maxRows=10

Merci,

geonameguy
marc



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We have two different tables for the GeoNames main database and the postal codes. For France the postal code data in the main database is now better than the postal codes data in the postal code database.
It would make sense to replace the postal code data in the postal code table with the data from the GeoNames main tables. I wanted to do this yesterday, but found some problems.

1. Some postal codes are missing in the main GeoNames database (like 69003 Lyon)

2. We have a lot more postal code placename combination in the main tables (>60000) wheres we have < 40000 in the postal code table. In this respect I wonder whether we should have a featurecode PPLA4 for seat of a fourth order administration to flag the main place of a postal code. Sometimes the same postal code is used by villages around the main city and I think it would be useful to know which one is the main city.


Marc

Postal codes from the postal code table, missing in the main database :
Code:
   zip  |         placename          
 -------+----------------------------
  13123 | L Albaron
  13661 | Salon De Provence Air
  13898 | Aix En Provence Armees
  13900 | Marseille Cheques
  13968 | Carpiagne Armees
  13998 | Marseille Armees
  16109 | Cognac Air
  17135 | Rochefort Fourriers Marine
  20223 | Solenzara Air
  20900 | Ajaccio Cheques
  21900 | Dijon Cheques
  29240 | Brest Naval
  30998 | Nimes Armees
  31900 | Toulouse Cheques
  31998 | Toulouse Armees
  31999 | Andorre
  33164 | Cazaux Air
  33970 | Cap Ferret
  33998 | Bordeaux Armees
  34900 | Montpellier Cheques
  35900 | Rennes Cheques
  35910 | Rennes Cne
  35998 | Rennes Armees
  36630 | La Martinerie Terre
  38900 | Grenoble Cheques
  38998 | Grenoble Varces Armees
  40115 | Biscarrosse Air
  44900 | Nantes Cheques
  50115 | Cherbourg Naval
  51900 | Chalons Sur Marne Cheques
  54900 | Nancy Cheques
  56998 | Lorient Naval
  57645 | Montoy Flanville
  57998 | Metz Armees
  59076 | Retours 3 Suisses
  59081 | Retours Redoute
  59140 | Dunkerque
  59493 | Villeneuve D Ascq
  59650 | Villeneuve D Ascq
  59900 | Lille Cheques
  59998 | Lille Armees
  60149 | St Crepin Ibouvillers
  63900 | Clermont Ferrand Cheques
  67900 | Strasbourg Cheques
  68126 | Bennwihr Gare
  69001 | Lyon 01
  69002 | Lyon 02
  69003 | Lyon 03
  69004 | Lyon 04
  69005 | Lyon 05
  69006 | Lyon 06
  69007 | Lyon 07
  69008 | Lyon 08
  69009 | Lyon 09
  69125 | Lyon Satolas Aeroport
  69125 | Satolas Aeroport
  69900 | Lyon Cheques
  69998 | Lyon Armees
  70301 | Luxeuil Air
  74480 | Guebriant
  74480 | Plateau D Assy
  74730 | Martel De Janville
  74780 | Praz Coutant
  74790 | Sancellemoz
  74810 | Mont Blanc Assy
  75055 | Paris Rp
  75056 | Paris Rp
  75057 | Paris Rp
  75058 | Paris Rp
  75059 | Paris Rp
  75100 | Paris Rp
  75195 | Paris Rp
  75196 | Paris Rp
  75197 | Paris Rp
  75198 | Paris Rp
  75199 | Paris Rp
  75348 | Paris 07 Sp
  75349 | Paris 07 Sp
  75350 | Paris 07 Sp
  75351 | Paris 07 Sp
  75352 | Paris 07 Sp
  75353 | Paris 07 Sp
  75354 | Paris 07 Sp
  75355 | Paris 07 Sp
  75356 | Paris 07 Sp
  75357 | Paris 07 Sp
  75358 | Paris 07 Sp
  75359 | Paris 07 Sp
  75700 | Paris 07 Sp
  75800 | Paris
  75900 | Paris Cheques
  75919 | Paris Concours
  76900 | Rouen Cheques
  78129 | Velizy Villacoublay Air
  80100 | Abbeville
  80117 | Bouvaincourt Sur Bresle
  83380 | Les Issambres
  83800 | Toulon Naval
  83898 | Draguignan Armees
  83998 | Canjuers Armees
  84998 | Apt Armees
  86900 | Poitiers Cheques
  87900 | Limoges Cheques
  93210 | La Plaine Depot Du Landy
  93210 | La Plaine St Denis
  94390 | Aeroport D Orly
  95707 | Roissy Aeroport
  95707 | Sagatrans Cooperation
  98000 | Monaco
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Marc : most of the postcodes in your list are "special" ones (for the army or banks). Not sure it is important to store them in GeoNames.

1. I will have a look to the missing ones like 69003
2. You are right : a PPLA4 flag would be useful.

Christophe
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