Re: [geolang-comment] UN regional code vs. LOCODE (was: Quo vadis,GeoLang?)

[John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>]

Lars Marius Garshol wrote:


> I even see one problem with it: there's an NO-EID code, but there are
> several places which could be designated by the code. Is there any way
> to know which one is meant?

At present, probably not, unless there is only one seaport named

"Eide", since the code "1-----" indicates a seaport that is
not an airport, rail terminal, road terminal, postal exchange
point, or frontier crossing point.

The schema for LOCODE contains a slot for longitude/latitude,
which would disambiguate completely, but it isn't populated
yet.


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