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Geocode

A geocode is a geographical code to identify a point or area at the surface of the earth.

The code systems can be described by:

  • how the area is coded (number, letter, mixture of both, other)
  • which part of the earth is covered (whole earth, land, water, a continent, a country)
  • what kind of area or location is coded (country, county, airport, railstation, city, ...)
  • whether an area or a point is coded
  • time for which the code is valid

List of some code systems

Some of these code systems are free for use, others have different licences.

See also



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