Yahoo! GeoPlanet
Bridge the gap between the real and virtual worlds
http://developer.yahoo.com/geo/
Yahoo! GeoPlanet helps bridge the gap between the real and virtual worlds by providing an open, permanent, and intelligent infrastructure for geo-referencing data on the Internet.
In practical terms, Yahoo! GeoPlanet is a resource for managing all geo-permanent named places on Earth. It provides the geographic developer community with the vocabulary and grammar to describe the world’s geography in an unequivocal, permanent, and language-neutral manner. Developers can geo-enable their applications by using GeoPlanet to traverse the global spatial hierarchy, identify the geography relevant to their users and their businesses, and in turn, unambiguously geotag, geotarget, and geolocate data across the Web.
Originally introduced as “the Internet Location Platform”, we are formally launching as Yahoo! GeoPlanet, a name which emphasizes the international breadth and local depth of the places we make accessible.
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Rank: 32k · Posted on Dec 08, 2008