GapVis is a beta software project being produced as part of the Google Ancient Places project. This site analyzes text input and attempts to produce heatmaps of the text based on where it is most likely to appear. This tool combines the open source named entity recognizer developed by Stanford University and the GeoNames gazetteer, adding its own algorithms for resolving place name ambiguities.Įxercise 7: Ad hoc search using FrankenplaceĪnother interesting tool that attempts to provide structure to unstructured text is. One free and open source tool for geoparsing is the Cartographic Location and Vicinity Indexer (CLAVIN). For this exercise, we will use one popular online tool called Jeffrey’s EXIF Viewer.ĮXIFTool is a popular free software tool that can be used to read and write metadata for digital files.Įxercise 6: Extract geodata from text using CLAVIN Several online tools exist that allow you to enter the URL for a photograph or upload your own and view the EXIF data contained within the image. US National Geospatial Intelligence Agency’s GeoNames WMS ViewerĮxercise 4: View EXIF data using online tools It might take some time before your account is activated.īatch Geocoding at Exercise 3: Geocoding places Be sure to select the checkbox when asked if you would like to use an AppKey. A popup window will walk you through the remaining steps. From there you will be taken to the MapQuest developer’s site where you can create a free developer account. Here are weblinks to provide additional resources so that you can complete the below exercises:Ĭlick on the following links, which will open in a new window.Ĭalifornia Department of Education data files on private schoolsġ) You can begin accessing a key to MapQuest by clicking on the link just above the input box on the batch geocoding page of GPS VisualizerĢ) Navigate directly to.
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