List of geocoding systems
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This is a list of geocoding systems, in the sense of schemes that assign systematic labels to geographic entities.
This is not a list of software systems that can perform geocoding in the sense of turning a geographic name into a latitude and longitude.
Some of these code systems are free for use, others have different licences.
Contents
Administrative
- HASC (Hierarchical Administrative Subdivision Codes)
- ONS code, UK only, administrative
- MARC country codes
- SGC codes, Canada only, statistical
- UN M.49 region codes, area code, continents, countries (like ISO 3166-1 numeric)
Airport codes
- IATA airport codes, area /point codes, airports
- ICAO airport codes, area /point codes, airports
- IANA country codes similar to ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
Geodesy
- ISO 6709 Standard Representation for Geographic Point Location by Coordinates
- C-squares - compact encoding of geographic coordinate bounds (latitude-longitude)
- FIPS codes
- FIPS country codes (FIPS 10-4), area code, administrative, free
- FIPS place codes (FIPS 55) U.S. only, free
- FIPS county codes (FIPS 6-4) US only, free
- FIPS state codes (FIPS 5-2) US only
- Geohash and Geohash-36 open-source hash notation for locations
- Georef, a military / air navigation coordinate system for point and area identification
- Geotude, converts latitude and longitude to a single string
- What3words, converts 3x3 meter squares into 3 words [1]
- UTM
- WMO squares
- Munich Orientation Convention, converts lat/lon to metrical monopolar codes for targets, crossings, stations, stop points, bridges, tunnels, towns, islands, volcanoes, highway exits etc. [2]
- Open Location Code
- Longhurst Code, a set of four-letter codes used in ecological geography.
Sport
- IOC country codes, area, worldwide
- ISO 3166 country and subdivision codes
Telephony & radio broadcasting
- ITU-R country codes
- ITU-T country calling codes
- ITU-T mobile calling codes
- Maidenhead Locator System (used by amateur radio operators)
- Marsden Squares
Postal address
- Postal codes, area, worldwide, country-codes by UPU, free
- NAC, area codes (area can be indefinitely small)
- NUTS area code, partially administrative, worldwide: countries, Europe : country to community
- OpenPostcode, opensource global algorithm (local adaptations as Irish & Hong Kong postcodes).[3]
- Munich Orientation Convention
Mapping not geodesy
- OpenStreetMap shortlink, used as a short permanent link to map locations
- Quarter Degree Grid Cells
- UN M.49 region codes, area code, continents, countries (like ISO 3166-1 numeric)
- SALB (Second Administrative Level Boundaries), by UN [1]
- UN/LOCODE, area, administrative, cities
- Munich Orientation Convention
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