@ -296,33 +296,30 @@ Since OpenAddresses is, as the name suggests, only address data, here's what you
* 101 Ymca Drive, Kannapolis, NC
* 101 Ymca Drive, Kannapolis, NC
* 31440 Ymca Road, Washington, OH
* 31440 Ymca Road, Washington, OH
If you wanted to combine several data sources together, you would simply set `sources` to a comma separated list of desired source names. Note that the order of the comma separated values does not impact sorting order of the results. They are still sorted based on the linguistic match quality to `text` and distance from `focus`, if one was specified.
{combine source listing, e.g. open addresses + Geonames}
### ...by Data Type
Mapzen Search brings together a variety of place types into a single database. We refer to these place types as `layers`, and think of them as ranging from *fine* to *coarse*. Our layers are derived from the hierarchy created by the gazetteer [Who's on First](https://github.com/whosonfirst/whosonfirst-placetypes/blob/master/README.md) and can be used to facilitate *coarse* geocoding. Here's a list of the types of places you could find in our results, sorted by granularity:
### Selecting Layers
|Layer Name|Represents|
|layer|description|
|----|----|
|----|----|
|`venue`|Points of interest, businesses, things with walls|
|`venue`|points of interest, businesses, things with walls|
|`address`|Places with a street address|
|`address`|places with a street address|
|`country`|Places that issue passports, nations, nation-states|
|`country`|places that issue passports, nations, nation-states|
|`region`|States and provinces|
|`region`|states and provinces|
|`county`|Official governmental area; usually bigger than a locality, almost always smaller than a region|
|`county`|official governmental area; usually bigger than a locality, almost always smaller than a region|
|`locality`|Towns, hamlets, cities, etc.|
|`locality`|towns, hamlets, cities, etc.|
|`localadmin`| |
|`localadmin`|***TBD***|
|`neighbourhood`||
|`neighbourhood`|...ehm, neighbourhoods|
|`coarse`|Alias for simultaneously using `country`, `region`, `county`, `locality`, `localadmin`, and `neighbourhood`||
|`coarse`|alias for simultaneously using `country`, `region`, `county`, `locality`, `localadmin`, and `neighbourhood`|
Our layers are derived from the hierarchy created by the gazetteer [Who's on First](https://github.com/whosonfirst/whosonfirst-placetypes/blob/master/README.md) and can be used to facilitate coarse geocoding.
You may have noticed already that cApiTaliZAtioN isn't a big deal for search.
You may have noticed already that cApiTaliZAtioN isn't a big deal for search.
You can type **yankee stadium** or **Yankee Stadium** or even **YANKEE STADIUM** if you're really excited about finding it. See for yourself by comparing the results of the previous search to the following:
You can type **ymca** or **YMCA** or even **yMcA**. See for yourself by comparing the results of the previous search to the following:
Diana Shkolnikov
9 years ago