Geographical Names (i.e. Place Names)

Name: Geographical Names (i.e. Place Names)
Creator: Planning Authority Malta

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An API providing geographical names, covering major area place names in Malta. It is published by the Planning Authority Malta and offers a national-level reference for official place names, supporting mapping, address matching, and geographic identification tasks that rely on standardized toponyms across the country.Major Area Place Names

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Field	Type	Description
geometryGeometry	geometry	Geographic location or boundary associated with the place name.Geographic location or boundary associated with the place name.
inspireIdInspire id	IdentifierPropertyType	Unique INSPIRE identifier for the geographical object.Unique INSPIRE identifier for the geographical object.
localTypeLocal type	LocalisedCharacterString_PropertyType	Localised description of the type of named feature.Localised description of the type of named feature.
name	GeographicalNamePropertyType	Geographical name of the place.Geographical name of the place.
type	ReferenceType	Reference to the category or classification of the named feature.Reference to the category or classification of the named feature.

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Record 1name: {"GeographicalName":{"language":"mlt","s · type: {"nil":true,"nilReason":"true"}

{
  "name": {
    "GeographicalName": {
      "language": "mlt",
      "spelling": {
        "SpellingOfName": {
          "text": "KEMMUNETT",
          "script": "Latn"
        }
      },
      "nameStatus": {
        "nil": true,
        "nilReason": "true"
      },
      "nativeness": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/NativenessValue/endonym"
      },
      "sourceOfName": {
        "nil": true,
        "nilReason": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/VoidReasonValue/Unpopulated"
      },
      "pronunciation": {
        "nil": true,
        "nilReason": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/VoidReasonValue/Unpopulated"
      }
    }
  },
  "type": {
    "nil": true,
    "nilReason": "true"
  },
  "inspireId": {
    "Identifier": {
      "localId": "NP_1",
      "namespace": "PlaceNames"
    }
  },
  "localType": {
    "nil": true,
    "nilReason": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/VoidReasonValue/Unpopulated"
  },
  "identifier": {
    "value": "https://msdi.data.gov.mt/so/gn/NamedPlace/PlaceNames/NP_1",
    "codeSpace": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/ids"
  },
  "beginLifespanVersion": "2016-05-04T00:00:00+02:00"
}

Record 2name: {"GeographicalName":{"language":"mlt","s · type: {"nil":true,"nilReason":"true"}

{
  "name": {
    "GeographicalName": {
      "language": "mlt",
      "spelling": {
        "SpellingOfName": {
          "text": "L-Imġarr",
          "script": "Latn"
        }
      },
      "nameStatus": {
        "nil": true,
        "nilReason": "true"
      },
      "nativeness": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/NativenessValue/endonym"
      },
      "sourceOfName": {
        "nil": true,
        "nilReason": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/VoidReasonValue/Unpopulated"
      },
      "pronunciation": {
        "nil": true,
        "nilReason": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/VoidReasonValue/Unpopulated"
      }
    }
  },
  "type": {
    "nil": true,
    "nilReason": "true"
  },
  "inspireId": {
    "Identifier": {
      "localId": "NP_2",
      "namespace": "PlaceNames"
    }
  },
  "localType": {
    "nil": true,
    "nilReason": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/VoidReasonValue/Unpopulated"
  },
  "identifier": {
    "value": "https://msdi.data.gov.mt/so/gn/NamedPlace/PlaceNames/NP_2",
    "codeSpace": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/ids"
  },
  "beginLifespanVersion": "2016-05-04T00:00:00+02:00"
}

Record 3name: {"GeographicalName":{"language":"mlt","s · type: {"nil":true,"nilReason":"true"}

{
  "name": {
    "GeographicalName": {
      "language": "mlt",
      "spelling": {
        "SpellingOfName": {
          "text": "KEMMUNA",
          "script": "Latn"
        }
      },
      "nameStatus": {
        "nil": true,
        "nilReason": "true"
      },
      "nativeness": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/NativenessValue/endonym"
      },
      "sourceOfName": {
        "nil": true,
        "nilReason": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/VoidReasonValue/Unpopulated"
      },
      "pronunciation": {
        "nil": true,
        "nilReason": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/VoidReasonValue/Unpopulated"
      }
    }
  },
  "type": {
    "nil": true,
    "nilReason": "true"
  },
  "inspireId": {
    "Identifier": {
      "localId": "NP_0",
      "namespace": "PlaceNames"
    }
  },
  "localType": {
    "nil": true,
    "nilReason": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/VoidReasonValue/Unpopulated"
  },
  "identifier": {
    "value": "https://msdi.data.gov.mt/so/gn/NamedPlace/PlaceNames/NP_0",
    "codeSpace": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/ids"
  },
  "beginLifespanVersion": "2016-05-04T00:00:00+02:00"
}

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