What is GeoDataSource?
GeoDataSource offers a comprehensive database of world cities with 3 million city features spanning 249 countries across six continents. The database includes essential location data such as city names, states or provinces, latitude and longitude coordinates, and country codes. Additional information like population and time zones is available in higher-tier editions.
The data is updated monthly to ensure accuracy and is compatible with major database systems including SQL Server, Oracle, Access, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. It comes in ASCII text (TSV) format for easy import into relational databases or NoSQL systems. The platform also provides web services for location search and neighboring countries queries, along with software components like .NET integration tools.
Features
- World Cities Database: Contains 3 million city features with names, coordinates, and country information across 249 countries
- Monthly Updates: Data source is updated every month to ensure up-to-date information
- Database Compatibility: Available in ASCII text (TSV) format compatible with SQL Server, Oracle, Access, MySQL, PostgreSQL and NoSQL systems
- Web Services: Includes location search and neighboring countries query services
- Software Components: Provides .NET component for easy database integration and country-region dropdown menus
Use Cases
- Web development projects requiring location-based dropdown menus
- Business applications needing accurate city data for customer records
- Mapping and GIS applications requiring comprehensive city coordinates
- Data analysis projects involving geographic information
- Software development requiring integration of world cities database
