Numeric Solutions -- Gazetteer Tools

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Gazelle Gazetteer Tools

huh? Use Numeric Solutions' Gazetteer Tools for text-based place name search, finding nearest known places to a geographic point, spatial modeling and integration with Geographic Information Systems (GIS). This product consists of a database which can be populated with census data (US and/or international), a Java Servlet web application (WAR) used for serving spatial data over the internet, and management and analytical tools.

huh? Currently these tools are being used by scientific organizations, oil companies, real estate companies and software developers for: mapping, identifying nearest known locations to a spatial point, livability modeling, land management and value assessment, and ground-truthing.

huh? The current distribution (Gazelle release 1.0.1) provides the following functions:

Place Lookup: Enter a name of a place to display the location on the map.
Example: Ojai, CA

Map a Location: Enter the latitude and longitude of a location.
Example: 34.4208, -119.6972

Nearest Known Place: Enter the geocoordinates for the location.
Example: 34.4208, -119.6972

Coordinate Transform: Enter the UTM coordinates to convert to Geocoordinates.
Example:

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If you are interested in running these services yourself, you may download the Gazelle application here and if you are not sure and would like to see the requirements and installation procedures, in any case please do leave your thoughts on this application.