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Geographic coding
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A geographic coding scheme generates codes for human-created geographical entities such as countries, counties, towns, airports, and so on.
Postal codes are examples of a fine-grained geographic coding schemes capable of resolving down to a single building or group of buildings.
ISO standards:
- ISO 3166, including
- ISO 3166-1 country codes
United Nations standards:
IATA standards:
U.S. Government standards:
- FIPS two-letter country codes
- FIPS place codes
- FIPS county codes
- FIPS state codes
- State Department country codes for the issuing of diplomatic license plates for automobiles of staff and persons having diplomatic immunity
See also:
External links
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