The data source
What kind of data will our WorldCities web application need? We already know the answer: a database of cities from all over the world. Does such a repository even exist yet?
As a matter of fact, there are several alternatives we can use to populate our database and then make it available to our end users.
The following is the free world cities database by DSpace-CRIS:
- URL: https://dspace-cris.4science.it/handle/123456789/31
- Format: CSV
- License: Free to use
The following is GeoDataSource’s world cities database (free edition):
- URL: http://www.geodatasource.com/world-cities-database/free
- Format: CSV
- License: Free to use (registration required)
The following is the world cities database by simplemaps:
- URL: https://simplemaps.com/data/world-cities
- Format: CSV, XLSX
- License: Free to use (CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
All of these alternatives...
