inconsistent results with "www.geonames.org/advanced-search.html?q..." and "api.geonames.org/findNearbyPlaceName" ...

[lessc...@googlemail.com]

Hello

doing the queries for looking up the populated place "Bornum" with: 

- http://www.geonames.org/advanced-search.html?q=Bornum&country=&featureClass=&continentCode=

found!

- http://api.geonames.org/findNearbyPostalCodes?lat=52.3759&lng=9.740238&radius=6.0&maxRows=500&style=FULL&username=demo

found (corresponding postal code)!

- http://api.geonames.org/findNearby?lat=52.3759&lng=9.740238&radius=6.0&maxRows=500&style=FULL&username=demo

found!

- http://api.geonames.org/findNearbyPlaceName?lat=52.3759&lng=9.740238&radius=6.0&maxRows=500&style=FULL&username=demo

NOT found!

Why using findNearbyPlaceName does not find the populated place "Bornum"?

Any idea?

best regards

[Marc Wick]

Hi

> - http://api.geonames.org/findNearbyPlaceName?lat=52.3759&lng=9.740238&radius=6.0&maxRows=500&style=FULL&username=demo
> *NOT found!*

>
> Why using findNearbyPlaceName does not find the populated place "Bornum"?
> Any idea?

The findNearbyPlaceName service only returns features of feature class P
(populated place). Bornum was classified as feature class A
(administrative division). Consequently it was not returned by this service.
In the mean time it was changed to section of a populated place with
feature class P and is returned by the service.

Best Regards

Marc

[lessc...@googlemail.com]

Thank you for your answer, now i understand (so the API or documentation was not helping this way).

best regards