gov.bc.ca – bcgnws
This REST API provides searchable access to information about geographical names in the province of British Columbia, including name status and details about the corresponding geographic feature.
Please note that you may experience issues when submitting requests to the delivery or test environment if using this in other API console viewers.
- Homepage
- https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca:bcgnws/3.x.x.json
- Provider
- gov.bc.ca:bcgnws / bcgnws
- OpenAPI version
- 3.0.0
- Spec (JSON)
- https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcgnws/3.x.x/openapi.json
- Spec (YAML)
- https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcgnws/3.x.x/openapi.yaml
Tools (16)
Extracted live via the executor SDK.
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feature.getFeaturesFeatureIdGet information about the geographical feature with the specified featureId.
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featureTaxonomy.getFeatureCategoriesGets a list of all feature categories used by the BC Geographical Names Information System (BCGNIS). Note: there are three levels of classification in the BCGNIS feature taxonomy: classes, categories and types. A type is a subset of a category, and a category is a subset of a class.
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featureTaxonomy.getFeatureClassesGets a list of all feature classes used by the BC Geographical Names Information System (BCGNIS). Note: there are three levels of classification in the BCGNIS feature taxonomy: classes, categories and types. A type is a subset of a category, and a category is a subset of a class.
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featureTaxonomy.getFeatureTypesGets a list of all feature types used by the BC Geographical Names Information System (BCGNIS). Note: there are three levels of classification in the BCGNIS feature taxonomy: classes, categories and types. A type is a subset of a category, and a category is a subset of a class.
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name.getNamesNameIdOutputFormatGet information about the geographical name with the specified nameId.
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nameAuthority.getNameAuthoritiesGets a list of all name authorities responsible for naming decisions of the geographical names in the BC Geographical Names Information System (BCGNIS)
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search.getNamesChangesSearch for information about geographical names which have changed most recently within a specified time window. Changes may include status cupdates and metadata corrections.
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search.getNamesDecisionsRecentSearch for information about geographical names affected by naming 'decisions' made by the BC Geographical Names Office (naming authority) within the last X days.
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search.getNamesDecisionsYearSearch for information about geographical names affected by naming 'decisions' made by the BC Geographical Names Office (naming authority) in a given year.
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search.getNamesInsideSearch for information about geographical names that correspond to features within a geographic bounding box. Various options and filter parameters are available to refine the search.
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search.getNamesNearSearch for information about geographical names that correspond to features within a geographic area defined by a centre point and a radius. Various options and filter parameters are available to refine the search.
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search.getNamesNotOfficialSearchSearch for information about unofficial geographical names by the text of the name itself. Various options and filter parameters are available to refine the search.
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search.getNamesOfficialSearchSearch for information about official geographical names by the text of the name itself. Various options and filter parameters are available to refine the search.
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search.getNamesSearchSearch for information about geographical names by the text of the name itself. The response will include both official and unofficial names. Various options and filter parameters are available to refine the search.
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