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	<title>Comments on: CivicSpace ZIP Code Database</title>
	<link>http://mappinghacks.com/2008/04/28/civicspace-zip-code-database/</link>
	<description>by Schuyler Erle, Rich Gibson and Jo Walsh</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>by: Schuyler</title>
		<link>http://mappinghacks.com/2008/04/28/civicspace-zip-code-database/#comment-6612</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://mappinghacks.com/2008/04/28/civicspace-zip-code-database/#comment-6612</guid>
					<description>By way of follow-up, Jonathan Lowe of http://www.giswebsite.com/ writes in to say the following:

Metaweb's Freebase has one as well with a data model intended to support
US as well as World postal codes.  The base 5-digit US zipcodes are
geolocated, while their extensions are typically not.  There are just
over 32,000 zipcodes stored in Freebase for the US.

Access is via either an API, a web client (www.freebase.com) or a
web-based query editor (www.freebase.com/tools/queryeditor/).

All data on the site is free to download or modify.

Examples: 

The API query for 90210:
http://www.freebase.com/api/service/mqlread?query={%22query%22:[{%
22/location/location/geolocation%22:{%22latitude%22:null,%22longitude%
22:null},%22country%22:%22United%20States%22,%22name%22:%2290210%22,%
22type%22:%22/location/postal_code%22}]}

The Freebase URL for 90210:
http://www.freebase.com/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000003e57a50

A JSON query in the Freebase query editor for the first 100 us zipcodes:
[
  {
    &quot;/location/location/geolocation&quot; : {
      &quot;latitude&quot; : null,
      &quot;longitude&quot; : null
    },
    &quot;country&quot; : &quot;United States&quot;,
    &quot;name&quot; : null,
    &quot;type&quot; : &quot;/location/postal_code&quot;
  }
]

The same JSON query submitted via the Freebase API:
http://www.freebase.com/api/service/mqlread?query={%22query%22:[{%
22/location/location/geolocation%22:{%22latitude%22:null,%22longitude%
22:null},%22country%22:%22United%20States%22,%22name%22:null,%22type%22:
%22/location/postal_code%22}]}

I'll be presenting at Where 2.0 on use of Freebase in mashups as a means
of increasing relevance of results and encouraging return visits -- see
you there!

Jonathan</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By way of follow-up, Jonathan Lowe of <a href='http://www.giswebsite.com/' rel='nofollow'>http://www.giswebsite.com/</a> writes in to say the following:</p>
<p>Metaweb&#8217;s Freebase has one as well with a data model intended to support<br />
US as well as World postal codes.  The base 5-digit US zipcodes are<br />
geolocated, while their extensions are typically not.  There are just<br />
over 32,000 zipcodes stored in Freebase for the US.</p>
<p>Access is via either an API, a web client (www.freebase.com) or a<br />
web-based query editor (www.freebase.com/tools/queryeditor/).</p>
<p>All data on the site is free to download or modify.</p>
<p>Examples: </p>
<p>The API query for 90210:<br />
<a href='http://www.freebase.com/api/service/mqlread?query=' rel='nofollow'>http://www.freebase.com/api/service/mqlread?query=</a>{%22query%22:[{%<br />
22/location/location/geolocation%22:{%22latitude%22:null,%22longitude%<br />
22:null},%22country%22:%22United%20States%22,%22name%22:%2290210%22,%<br />
22type%22:%22/location/postal_code%22}]}</p>
<p>The Freebase URL for 90210:<br />
<a href='http://www.freebase.com/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000003e57a50' rel='nofollow'>http://www.freebase.com/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000003e57a50</a></p>
<p>A JSON query in the Freebase query editor for the first 100 us zipcodes:<br />
[<br />
  {<br />
    &#8220;/location/location/geolocation&#8221; : {<br />
      &#8220;latitude&#8221; : null,<br />
      &#8220;longitude&#8221; : null<br />
    },<br />
    &#8220;country&#8221; : &#8220;United States&#8221;,<br />
    &#8220;name&#8221; : null,<br />
    &#8220;type&#8221; : &#8220;/location/postal_code&#8221;<br />
  }<br />
]</p>
<p>The same JSON query submitted via the Freebase API:<br />
<a href='http://www.freebase.com/api/service/mqlread?query=' rel='nofollow'>http://www.freebase.com/api/service/mqlread?query=</a>{%22query%22:[{%<br />
22/location/location/geolocation%22:{%22latitude%22:null,%22longitude%<br />
22:null},%22country%22:%22United%20States%22,%22name%22:null,%22type%22:<br />
%22/location/postal_code%22}]}</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll be presenting at Where 2.0 on use of Freebase in mashups as a means<br />
of increasing relevance of results and encouraging return visits &#8212; see<br />
you there!</p>
<p>Jonathan
</p>
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