geocode.openspaceproject.com

This repository backs the webpage at https://geocode.openspaceproject.com that provides access the geocode locations on different celestial bodies other than the Earth. For the Earth, we refer to ESRI's fantastic geocoding API.

https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/GIS_Downloads

Data

The data was downloaded from the USGS's Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature through the following steps:

1. On the Nomenclature Search select the "Target"
2. Leave all other settings on their default. Specifically leave the Coordinate System on "Planetocentric +East 0-360"
3. "Search"
4. Download the resulting CSV file with the link at the bottom
5. Rename the file to the name of the celestial body with all lowercase characters (for example callisto.csv)
6. Place the file in the data folder