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Dataset with more than 79k records with the points of interest of the New York state. The list includes the name, geolocation, elevation, category, admin code, and etc. Data extracted from Geonames and Wikipedia.

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ClassClassesDescription
ClassPointOfInterest
Name, Geolocation, Category, Elevation, Admin Code, Time Zone
ClassFeatureClass
Description, Codes
ClassFeatureCode
Description, Long Description, Places, Short Description
NotesNotes

List of New York State Points of Interest

This is a very detailed database with the points of interest of New York state. For each point of interest we gather data from the Geonames database and Wikipedia. We combine both sources to provide more detailed information.

The database has 3 datasets as follows:

  • Dataset with the points of interest with more than 79k records
  • Dataset with pre-defined codes
  • Dataset with pre-defined descriptions

Examples of points of interest are cities, villages, forests, touristic attractions, parks, roads, lakes, etc.

Points of Interest Categories

  • City
  • Village
  • Forest
  • Heath
  • Mountain
  • Hill
  • Rock
  • Road
  • Rail Road
  • Spot
  • Building
  • Farm
  • Stream
  • Lake
  • Undersea

From developers, to developers

This dataset was designed for developers. Here is what you can do with this dataset:

  • Fetch data with your preffered programming language (Swift, Objective-C, Dart, Fluter, Java, Javascript, Kotlin, NodeJS, Python, PHP)
  • Clone and make changes to the database
  • Connect any app to the database
  • Make queries and retrieve data from the database
  • Find relations between the fields
  • Download the database in a JSON format

Advantages for a developer

  • Insert data on autocomplete forms
  • Access/Retrieve data from different data sources under a single API Key
  • Run multiple queries on multiple datasets and centralize the results
  • Receive regular updates from the data sources the API Key is connected

Examples of data you can retrieve

This dataset provide the following information for each city in the world:

  • Name of the Point of Interest
  • Alternate Names
  • Geolocation
  • Population
  • Elevation
  • Admin Code
  • Admin Code 2
  • Admin Code 3
  • Admin Code 4
  • CC2
  • Dem
  • Category
  • Code
  • Modification Date
  • Timezone

Example below:

  • Name of the Point of Interest: John W Draper Memorial Park
  • Alternate Names: Draper Park;John W Draper Memorial Park
  • Geolocation: (40.99176, -73.87958)
  • Population: 0
  • Elevation: 59
  • Admin Code: NY
  • Admin Code 2: 119
  • Admin Code 3: N/A
  • Admin Code 4: N/A
  • CC2: N/A
  • Dem: 63
  • Category: Parks
  • Code: PRK
  • Modification Date: Feb 16 2020
  • Timezone: America/NY

Query examples you get can get answers using this database

What is the data source?

  • Geonames.org
  • Wikipedia

What is the license?

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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