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0002563GeoSetterImage Datapublic2026-03-04 14:46
Reporterbertligtvoet Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
Status newResolutionopen 
Product Version4.0.49 beta 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0002563: The GeoNames I am receiving are always in English, although my language=nl
DescriptionBrowse though a map of images with GeoSetter
Doubleclick on one image with GPS-Coordinates
The screen Modify Data is popping up.
Choose tab Location
Press <Get from web> in the Location area
You get
NLD / Nederland
North Brabant (should be: Noord-Brabant)
Asten
Asten

Yhe same happend for locations in
Noord-Holland (North Holland)
Zuid-Holland (South Holland)
Gelderland (Guelders)
Steps To ReproduceGet the geonames of an image with coordinates 51.40336390 5.73329380
Additional InformationI looked at the website of geonames.org.
Using the webservice: http://api.geonames.org/extendedFindNearby?lat=51.40336390&lng=5.73329380&lang=nl&username=geosetter
I receive all items in Dutch. Without the parameter: lang=nl, I am getting everything in English.

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http://api.geonames.org/extendedFindNearby?lat=51.40336390&lng=5.73329380&lang=nl&username=X
<geonames>
    <geoname>
        <toponymName>Earth</toponymName>
        <name>Aarde</name>
        <lat>0</lat>
        <lng>0</lng>
        <geonameId>6295630</geonameId>
        <countryCode/>
        <countryName/>
        <fcl>L</fcl>
        <fcode>AREA</fcode>
    </geoname>
    <geoname>
        <toponymName>Europe</toponymName>
        <name>Europa</name>
        <lat>48.69096</lat>
        <lng>9.14062</lng>
        <geonameId>6255148</geonameId>
        <countryCode/>
        <countryName/>
        <fcl>L</fcl>
        <fcode>CONT</fcode>
    </geoname>
    <geoname>
        <toponymName>Kingdom of the Netherlands</toponymName>
        <name>Nederland</name>
        <lat>52.25</lat>
        <lng>5.75</lng>
        <geonameId>2750405</geonameId>
        <countryCode>NL</countryCode>
        <countryName>Nederland</countryName>
        <fcl>A</fcl>
        <fcode>PCLI</fcode>
    </geoname>
    <geoname>
        <toponymName>Provincie Noord-Brabant</toponymName>
        <name>Noord-Brabant</name>
        <lat>51.66667</lat>
        <lng>5</lng>
        <geonameId>2749990</geonameId>
        <countryCode>NL</countryCode>
        <countryName>Nederland</countryName>
        <fcl>A</fcl>
        <fcode>ADM1</fcode>
    </geoname>
    <geoname>
        <toponymName>Gemeente Asten</toponymName>
        <name>Asten</name>
        <lat>51.39231</lat>
        <lng>5.7791</lng>
        <geonameId>2759619</geonameId>
        <countryCode>NL</countryCode>
        <countryName>Nederland</countryName>
        <fcl>A</fcl>
        <fcode>ADM2</fcode>
    </geoname>
    <geoname>
        <toponymName>Asten</toponymName>
        <name>Asten</name>
        <lat>51.40417</lat>
        <lng>5.74861</lng>
        <geonameId>2759621</geonameId>
        <countryCode>NL</countryCode>
        <countryName>Nederland</countryName>
        <fcl>P</fcl>
        <fcode>PPL</fcode>
    </geoname>
</geonames>

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http://api.geonames.org/extendedFindNearby?lat=51.40336390&lng=5.73329380&username=X
<geonames>
    <geoname>
        <toponymName>Earth</toponymName>
        <name>Earth</name>
        <lat>0</lat>
        <lng>0</lng>
        <geonameId>6295630</geonameId>
        <countryCode/>
        <countryName/>
        <fcl>L</fcl>
        <fcode>AREA</fcode>
    </geoname>
    <geoname>
        <toponymName>Europe</toponymName>
        <name>Europe</name>
        <lat>48.69096</lat>
        <lng>9.14062</lng>
        <geonameId>6255148</geonameId>
        <countryCode/>
        <countryName/>
        <fcl>L</fcl>
        <fcode>CONT</fcode>
    </geoname>
    <geoname>
        <toponymName>Kingdom of the Netherlands</toponymName>
        <name>The Netherlands</name>
        <lat>52.25</lat>
        <lng>5.75</lng>
        <geonameId>2750405</geonameId>
        <countryCode>NL</countryCode>
        <countryName>The Netherlands</countryName>
        <fcl>A</fcl>
        <fcode>PCLI</fcode>
    </geoname>
    <geoname>
        <toponymName>Provincie Noord-Brabant</toponymName>
        <name>North Brabant</name>
        <lat>51.66667</lat>
        <lng>5</lng>
        <geonameId>2749990</geonameId>
        <countryCode>NL</countryCode>
        <countryName>The Netherlands</countryName>
        <fcl>A</fcl>
        <fcode>ADM1</fcode>
    </geoname>
    <geoname>
        <toponymName>Gemeente Asten</toponymName>
        <name>Asten Municipality</name>
        <lat>51.39231</lat>
        <lng>5.7791</lng>
        <geonameId>2759619</geonameId>
        <countryCode>NL</countryCode>
        <countryName>The Netherlands</countryName>
        <fcl>A</fcl>
        <fcode>ADM2</fcode>
    </geoname>
    <geoname>
        <toponymName>Asten</toponymName>
        <name>Asten</name>
        <lat>51.40417</lat>
        <lng>5.74861</lng>
        <geonameId>2759621</geonameId>
        <countryCode>NL</countryCode>
        <countryName>The Netherlands</countryName>
        <fcl>P</fcl>
        <fcode>PPL</fcode>
    </geoname>
</geonames>
 
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Date Modified Username Field Change
2026-03-04 14:05 bertligtvoet New Issue