There is no need of using complex and expensive GIS tools to visualize a small data set (less than 500 locations). If you have a data set which contain location name or address , for e.g. List of universities in India or List of railway stations etc. This tutorial will help you to plot such locations in Google maps without the longitude and longitude data. Tools used OpenRefine Drive.Google.com (gmail login) Steps to install Refine Download Unzip installation file and follow Install Instructions to run it OpenRefine runs in a web browser, and when you start it, it automatically open a web browser window or try http://127.0.0.1:3333 and you should see it. Procedure 1: How to Get Geographic Coordinates from Location Description Step 1 : Open the Excel file , which contain location details using OpenRefine Step 2: Click ...
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