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Merge pull request #57 from CartoDB/iri/geonames2

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# Postal code geocoder (points) # Postal code geocoder (points)
1. Download the allCountries.zip file from [GeoNames](www.geonames.org). Import and rename the table as tmp_zipcode_points. You can follow the manual process explained below instead. Download the allCountries.zip file from [GeoNames](www.geonames.org). Import and rename the table as tmp_zipcode_points. You can follow the manual process explained below instead.
This dataset includes data for the following countries: This dataset includes data for the following countries:
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CH, ES, GU, ZA, MX, SJ, NL, RU, AX, TH, AR, MY, RE, LK, GB, IS, GL, JE, DK, IN,
SI, GP, MQ, BR, SM, BG, NZ, MP, CZ, DO, MD, PK, TR, VI, BD, GG, LT, PM, MC, US,
IT, LU, SK, LI, PR, IM, NO, PT, PL, FI, JP, CA, DE, HU, PH, SE, VA, YT, MK, FR,
MH, RO, FO, GF, AD, HR, DZ, GT, AU, AS, BE, AT
````
```` The columns that are loaded are the following ones:
CH, ES, GU, ZA, MX, SJ, NL, RU, AX, TH, AR, MY, RE, LK, GB, IS, GL, JE, DK, IN,
SI, GP, MQ, BR, SM, BG, NZ, MP, CZ, DO, MD, PK, TR, VI, BD, GG, LT, PM, MC, US,
IT, LU, SK, LI, PR, IM, NO, PT, PL, FI, JP, CA, DE, HU, PH, SE, VA, YT, MK, FR,
MH, RO, FO, GF, AD, HR, DZ, GT, AU, AS, BE, AT
````
The columns that are loaded are the following ones: - field_1: corresponding to ISO2
field_1: corresponding to ISO2 - field_10: corresponds to latitude
field_10: corresponds to latitude - field_11: corresponds to longitude
field_11: corresponds to longitude - field_2: corresponds to ZIP code
field_2: corresponds to ZIP code
2. Georeference the table using field11 as longitude and field10 as latitude in order to construct the_geom. 1. Georeference the table using field11 as longitude and field10 as latitude in order to construct the_geom.
3. Add column iso3 (text) and run sql/build_zipcode_points_table.sql. 2. Add column iso3 (text) and run sql/build_zipcode_points_table.sql.
**Alternative manual process** **Alternative manual process**
Open the allCountries.txt file with Excel an add a new row on top. Delete columns C-I and L. 1. Open the allCountries.txt file with Excel an add a new row on top.
In the first row, add the following columns: iso2, zipcode, lat, long. 2. Delete columns C-I and L.
Import the file ignoring step 2. 3. In the first row, add the following columns: iso2, zipcode, lat, long.
4. Import the file ignoring step 1.
_The big size of the dataset may cause interruptions in the processing of the coordinates after uploading the file, manipulating the file before importing is a faster workaround._ _The big size of the dataset may cause interruptions in the processing of the coordinates after uploading the file, manipulating the file before importing is a faster workaround._