Diversity Gazetteer

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Table ExternalDatabase

External datasource of the data

Column Data type Description Nullable Relation
ExternalDatabaseID int ID of the source, PK NO -
ExternalDatabaseName nvarchar (60) Name of the external datasource NO -
ExternalDatabaseVersion nvarchar (255) Version of the external datasource NO -
ExternalAttribute_NameID nvarchar (255) Attribute of the extarnal source for mapping the data in table GeoName YES -
ExternalAttribute_PlaceID nvarchar (255) Attribute of the extarnal source for mapping the data in table GeoPlace YES -
ExternalCoordinatePrecision nvarchar (255) Description of the coordinate precision in the external source YES -
InternalNotes nvarchar (MAX) Notes concerning the import of the data YES -

Table GeoCache

Cached values for the hierarchy of places

Column Data type Description Nullable Relation
PlaceID int Primary key as defined in table GeoPlace NO -
Country nvarchar (100) The cached country derived from GeoName via the Hierarchy defined in GeoPlace via the SuperiorPlaceID YES -
HierarchyPlaceToCountry nvarchar (2000) The cached hierarchy from the place to the country derived from GeoName via the Hierarchy defined in GeoPlace via the SuperiorPlaceID YES -
HierarchyCountryToPlace nvarchar (2000) The cached hierarchy from the country to the place derived from GeoName via the Hierarchy defined in GeoPlace via the SuperiorPlaceID YES -
SuperiorPlaceID int Temporary used value for the superior place ID - empty after successful update of the cache values YES -