Gazetteer

[andersfi]

Need for a gazetteer in the background. Principle idea is that this would allow for transcribing and georeferencing records simultaneously. Ideally, this should be linked to geographic objects (polygons, lines etc) when names describe objects which are linked to this type of information - example; administrative areas and waterbodies. However, just point information is a useful starting-point.

Out of the top of my head two alternatives:

1. Using national sources, such as e.g. karverket's stednamnebase for Norway. Either by download and local cache of data or by API services?
2. Using the geonames api. This does not come with link to geographic objects though, just points. May be not to difficult to match.