[Geowanking] geo-coordinates?

[Schuyler Erle]

On Mon, 4 Aug 2003, Anselm Hook wrote:

> Although...  I doubt you're going to hear people say "Hey meet me at
> -27.1167 lat, -109.3667 long".  Seems like users are going to use
> placenames as mnemonics...  varying as per degree of common knowledge.
> 
> Dav mentioned the idea of creating publically maintained placename
> databases...  not dissimilar from the role DNS plays.

You could start by seeding it with the USGS GNIS database.

SDE