Saturday, 4 March 2017

data - Seeking Country/State/City Database?



I am creating a directory which uses locations to categorize all listings. Instead of relying on user input, I'd like to provide a list of locations which the user can select. I have already tried GeoWorldMap which is provided by GeoBytes but it has certain issues. For example, it lists 275 countries. Other than that, their database is updated on a regular basis so that means if I maintain a local database, I'll need to update it every now and then to make sure it's up to date.


I want to know what developers use for this. Instead of a database, do they use some service to fetch a list of locations?



I am afraid manual user input is not an open option because categorization by location is going to be essential so I cannot trust or rely on what the user enters manually.


I have seen few sites doing this so I am sure there is a practical solution out there.




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