gov.nasa.worldwind.poi
Interface Gazetteer

All Known Implementing Classes:

YahooGazetteer, YahooGazetteer

public interface Gazetteer

Interface to gazetteers.

Method Summary

List<PointOfInterest>

findPlaces(String placeInfo) Find places identified in a string of free text.

Method Detail

findPlaces

List<PointOfInterest> findPlaces(String placeInfo)
                                 throws NoItemException,
                                        ServiceException

Find places identified in a string of free text.

Parameters:

placeInfo - a string containing the place description.

Returns:

the points-of-interest that match the place description.

Throws:

NoItemException - if the place description cannot be matched.

ServiceException - if the lookup service is not available or invocation of it fails.