Maintenance
Gazetteer
Maintenance - Gazetteer
To synchronize the entries derived from the module DiversityGazetteer
choose Administration → Maintenance from the menu. A window will
open as shown below. On the tab page Gazetteer
select the database containing the gazetteer data and the project for
which the entries should be synchronized. There are 2 parts for the
synchronization: The Place and the Coordinates. Select one of
these parts for synchronization. To start the query click on the Check
for differences
button.
The form will list all detected differences. To update the database
click on the Start update button.
Maintenance - Gazetteer: Adding links
To set links to the DiversityGazetteer for places which are not linked
so far choose the second tab under Collection <→ Gazetteer for
synchronization of places missing a connection to the
DiversityGazetteer. Choose the database and the project and click on the
Start query button. The results will be listed
as shown below.
Many places have identical names in different regions. Names where
several results were found are marked in blue. To choose the correct
name among the list of results, click on the
Select valid place button and select the correct name from the list
as shown below.
Finally, click on the Start update button to
enter the results in the database.