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population

cmarien — GMT

Hi Marc, We were wondering if it might be possible to bulk update the population info for cities that currently incorrectly display a population of 0, if we provide you with that information in a spreadsheet? For example we have the correct information for Sweden - would you be able to use it in bulk? Thanks, Chloé

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marc — GMT

Chloé This would be a nice contribution. I can update the records easily if you have a file with geonameid and population. Best Marc

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cmarien — GMT

Hi Marc, I'm attaching a file that has the population info for cities in Sweden, the spreadsheet includes the Geonameid. Let me know if you have problems opening it. Thanks, Chloé

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marc — GMT

Thanks. I have updated the population. Marc

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cmarien — GMT

Hi Marc, We'd also like to contribute the admin 2 parent codes for cities in the attached spreadsheet. Thanks, Chloé

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marc — GMT

Hi Chloé The file is somehow corrupted. I cannot open it. Best Marc

Swedish admin 2

cmarien — GMT

Hi Marc, So sorry about that. Here it is again. I hope it works this time. Best, Chloé

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marc — GMT

Hi Chloé I can open the file and I have started updating the first records. Then I realized that all places with the same name are mapped to the same adm2 code in the file. There seems to be something wrong with the mapping, normally places with the same name should be located in different adm2 divisions. Best Marc

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cmarien — GMT

Hi Marc, We're working on that for Sweden, we'll get the new file for you asap. I've noticed that the population info for France is often missing. If I were to give you a file with all the French cities and their population - would admin 2 be the most appropriate extra info to differentiate cities that share the same name? How would that info be the most useful for you? would 4 columns: Geoname ID | cityname | department code (2 or 3 digits) | population work for you? Thanks, Chloé

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geotree — GMT

cmarien wrote:

I've noticed that the population info for France is often missing. If I were to give you a file with all the French cities and their population ...

Hi Chloé may you tell us what is your source for France population updates ?

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cmarien — GMT

Hi Marc, This is the source I'm proposing to use, for all cities above 10,000 because in Geonames many are missing population outright and are at 0.. http://www.toutes-les-villes.com Best, Chloé

Re:population - Sweden

cmarien — GMT

Hi Marc, We added admin 1 for all of the cities. The duplicates are due to duplicates in Geonames - same cities, with identical admin 1 & 2 but different Geonameids. For the moment we've left those in there because we didn't have the time to review all of the Geonames data to determine which of the cities are legitimate and which should be removed. I hope you can use this data. Best, Chloé

Re:population - France

cmarien — GMT

Hi Marc, I just wanted to check that you were ok with the source for French city population data mentioned above? Thanks, Chloé

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geotree — GMT

cmarien wrote:

I just wanted to check that you were ok with the source for French city population data mentioned above

www.toutes-les-villes.com does not sound like a trusted site. They do not explain where data come from. Is it estimated population ? or census ? or from another website ? If you are interested in updating population, please find a better source.

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cmarien — GMT

Hi Marc, I understand your concern, although http://www.aufeminin.com/ whom they belong to is a big brand name. I'm especially interested in updating the info for cities over 10,000 in population that currently have 0 as population on Geonames. Arguably, anything closer to the proper population may be of better use than the current "0" value - would you be willing to update just those cities? Thanks, Chloé

Re:population - France cities over 10,000

cmarien — GMT

Hi Marc, I have used a different more updated source (INSEE 2006) to update the population info for French cities over 10,000 in the hopes, especially, of resolving the problem of the cities that are incorrectly at 0 population. Is this source suitable? Thanks, Chloé

Re:population - Sweden: admin1&2 parents spreadhseet above invalid

cmarien — GMT

cmarien wrote:

Hi Marc, We added admin 1 for all of the cities. The duplicates are due to duplicates in Geonames - same cities, with identical admin 1 & 2 but different Geonameids. For the moment we've left those in there because we didn't have the time to review all of the Geonames data to determine which of the cities are legitimate and which should be removed. I hope you can use this data. Best, Chloé

Hi Marc, Please ignore the data for Swedish admin1 & 2 parents in the spreadsheet above, it's not actually valid with all the duplicates. If we find it useful in the next few months we will go over all the duplicates and determine which are legitimate locations and what their correct parent admins are. Best, Chloé

Re:population - France cities over 10,000

geotree — GMT

cmarien wrote:

I have used a different more updated source (INSEE 2006) to update the population info for French cities over 10,000. Is this source suitable?

Looks good. Thanks

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marc — GMT

Thanks Chloé. The French ADM4s have been updated. Best Marc

Re:updating population info in France for cities over 10,000 pop

cmarien — GMT

Hi Marc, Attached is a similar spreadsheet with PPL GeoNamesids for the cities in France with population above 10,000. The data you need is on sheet 1 in the following order: geonamesid, PPL name, admin2, population. Thanks, Chloé

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geotree — GMT

The most recent legal population for France is 2007. Here you can find XLS files by ADM1/2/3/4 : http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/recensement/populations-legales/

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cmarien — GMT

Hi Christophe, Why is this 2007 data you refer me to not reflected in your Geonames data? At least what I'm offering is an improvement from population incorrectly currently given as 0, for cities that are above 10,000? Many large French cities still have a population incorrectly set as 0. Can you update them on your end using your 2007 data source for cities above 10,000? Best, Chloé

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geotree — GMT

cmarien wrote:

Why is this 2007 data you refer me to not reflected in your Geonames data?

In my todo list.

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cmarien — GMT

:lol: Ok, well then I'll go ahead and do it again, using the 2007 source you indicated. Best, Chloé

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marc — GMT

I have update the cities that did not yet have a population number. Better an old one than none. Marc

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cmarien — GMT

Thanks Marc. This is very useful. Would you know how I could find a list of the updated cities so I can check that the data is also updated in our system? Thanks, Chloé

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marc — GMT

I did the update with your account: http://www.geonames.org/recent-changes/user/chloem/ Marc

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geotree — GMT

FR population ADM1/2/3/4 has been recently updated in GeoNames according to latest official from insee (2007). http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/recensement/populations-legales/france-departements.asp?annee=2007