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GeoNames

Summary

GeoNames is a geographical names database[1]. GeoNames draws 500 Wikipedia views per month (geographical_names_database category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • GeoNames is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • GeoNames's instance of is recorded as geographical names database[4].
  • GeoNames's instance of is recorded as knowledge organization system[5].
  • GeoNames's instance of is recorded as data library[6].
  • GeoNames's instance of is recorded as knowledge graph[7].
  • GeoNames's founder is recorded as Marc Wick[8].
  • GeoNames's collection is recorded as Social Sciences and Humanities Open Marketplace[9].
  • GeoNames's collection is recorded as Text Analysis Portal for Research[10].
  • GeoNames's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported[11].
  • GeoNames's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International[12].
  • GeoNames is used for discovery[13].
  • GeoNames's Commons category is recorded as Geonames[14].
  • GeoNames's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • GeoNames comprises GeoNames ontology[16].
  • 2005 marks the founding of GeoNames[17].
  • GeoNames was released on 2005[18].
  • GeoNames's official website is recorded as http://www.geonames.org/[19].
  • GeoNames's official website is recorded as https://www.geonames.org/[20].
  • GeoNames's main subject is Earth science[21].
  • GeoNames's described at URL is recorded as https://tapor.ca/tools/1371[22].
  • GeoNames's described at URL is recorded as https://marketplace.sshopencloud.eu/tool-or-service/SF6SHP[23].
  • GeoNames's topic has template is recorded as Template:Geonameslink[24].
  • GeoNames's official blog URL is recorded as https://geonames.wordpress.com/[25].
  • GeoNames's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1566[26].
  • GeoNames's native label is recorded as GeoNames[27].

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Founding

GeoNames's founder is recorded as Marc Wick[8]. 2005 marks the founding of GeoNames[17].

Why It Matters

GeoNames draws 500 Wikipedia views per month (geographical_names_database category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] GeoNames has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] GeoNames is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Earth science Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). GeoNames. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/geonames
MLA “GeoNames.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/geonames.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_geonames_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{GeoNames}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/geonames}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Lemoncheddar · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright license → Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
    Instance of → geographical names database, knowledge organization system, data library +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q33002955]], Add instance of knowledge graph, sourced to Mai et al., DOI 10.1145/3653070, section 4.2 (explicitly identifies GeoNames as a geospatial K"
  2. 13w ago · Nintendofan885 · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    Language of work or name → English
    Founded by → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P275]]: [[Q14947546]]"
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