Adds a gazetteer search panel to QGIS 1.8 / 2.0 which by default searches GeoNames, Yahoo (place search) and OSM Nominatim plus an Astun Technology iShare address search.

All searches are performed via a web service call. The available searches can be configured in gazetteers/config.ini, each gazetteer requires a corresponding set of config / logic in it's own python file in gazetters.

The qgis-gazetteer-search repository by mixedbredie is a good choice if you'd like to roll your own search webservice such as one based on the LLPG (Local Land and Property Gazetteer) or LSG (Local Street Gazetteer) used in Great Britain.

The plugin files need to live in a directory called gazetteersearch inside the QGIS Python plugins directory.

Windows note: The QGIS plugin directory should be under C:\Documents and Settings\<Username>\.qgis2\python\plugins\ (Windows XP) or C:\Users\<Username>\.qgis2\python\plugins\ (Windows +7).

QGIS 1.8 note: QGIS 1.8 stores it config under a .qgis directory.

If you are using git then simply clone the repository into your QGIS python plugins directory:

cd ~/.qgis2/python/plugins/
git clone https://github.com/AstunTechnology/QGIS-Gazetteer-Plugin.git gazetteersearch

GeoNames data is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, further details regarding usage can be found on the GeoNames website.

Yahoo place search is subject to the Yahoo! APIs Terms of Use., further details regarding usage can be found on the Yahoo GeoPlanet website.

Use of the OSM Nominatim search is subject to the Nominatim usage policy. OpenStreetMap data is © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database Licence.