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What is the relationship between GeoNames.org and NGA's Geonames service? http://geonames.nga.mil/gns/html/ and shouldn't this article cover it? Thadk ( talk) 19:47, 10 July 2015 (UTC) reply

Stumbled upon this also, and tried to address it a bit in edit 974016694, also adding Template:Distinguish entries for both articles (also see edit 974016674).

Kirkgaard ( talk) 16:23, 20 August 2020 (UTC) reply

GeoNames have indicated (in private e-mail) that they will parse the new {{ coord}} template. Andy Mabbett 11:18, 14 June 2007 (UTC) reply

Information who and when started the system and who operated and edits it are quite missing. -- ŠJů ( talk) 13:20, 19 July 2019 (UTC) reply