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A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_registry NIC] could serve a new top level domain ".geo" |
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The hierarchy under that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-level_domain TLD] could be predefined as |
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<[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN/LOCODE UN LOCODE]>.<[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1 ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code]>.geo for cities or |
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<[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2 ISO 3166-2 subdivision]>.<[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1 ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code]>.region.geo for regions. |
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For example: |
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ny.us.region.geo for New York State (USA), |
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nyc.us.geo for New York City (USA) and |
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cgn.de.geo for Cologne (Germany). |
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Airports could be listed under <[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IATA IATA code]>.airport.geo. |
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IATA codes and location codes could link conveniently to a map of the region. (e.g. on Google Earth, [http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/98258 Global View] or similar services, possibly based on user preferences). [[Charityware#Firefox_browser|NASA World Wind]] or [http://edu.kde.org/marble/ Marble] could probably also be used. |
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On the next level businesses could reserve their own homepages. |
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All "www" addresses could be reserved as free redirects to the home page of a city, region or airport. |
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The address "here.geo" could aim to redirect to the appropriate location based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOC_record DNS LOC records] and related information. |
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An associated volunteer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_authority CA] could sign [http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Draft-fastenrath-ethics-search-protocol-00#Imprint ESP imprints] (or something similar) for a donation of (e.g.) ten laptops to the [[Special Laptop Program]] or an equivalent [http://www.goodgifts.org/corporate_good_gifts corporate good gift]; it could be seen as a reasonable connection between documenting policies for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_social_responsibility corporate social responsibility] and showing corporate social responsibility. |
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== ICANN == |
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According to the |
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Summary of ICANN Generic Names Supporting Organisation’s (GNSO’s) Final Report on the Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) and Related Activity |
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[http://losangeles2007.icann.org/files/losangeles/gnso-newgtlds-workshop-29oct07.pdf] from the GNSO Workshop on New gTLDs on October 29, 2007 [http://losangeles2007.icann.org/workshop/new-gtlds] |
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* There is demand for additional top-level domains as a business opportunity, which can stimulate competition at the registry service level; and |
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* No compelling reason has been articulated not to proceed with a new gTLD round. |
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== Service type == |
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One could also register businesses according to service type. A service type identifier could then list all businesses of that type: nyc.us.geo/supermarket (or "here.geo/supermarket") would list all known supermarkets in New York (with an option to switch between map and list view). |
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Returning lists in XML format (with XSLT stylesheets for local HTML generation) would allow the client to display a list in any way desired. |
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One could rent space in the HTML representation to online advertising agencies (e.g. Google), though. |
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=== See also === |
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[ISIC] UN International Standard Industrial Classification |
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http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/registry/regcst.asp?Cl=2 |
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[NACE] EU Nomenclature generale des activites economiques |
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http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/ |
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[NAICS] North American Industry Classification System |
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http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/naicod02.htm |
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[NAPCS] North American Product Classification System |
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http://www.census.gov/eos/www/napcs/napcs.htm |
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[UKSIC] United Kingdom Standard Industrial Classification |
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of Economic Activities |
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http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=14012 |
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[WZ2003] Klassifikation der Wirtschaftszweige, Ausgabe 2003 |
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http://www.statistik-portal.de/Statistik-Portal/de_klassiWZ03.asp |
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== Schools == |
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The Geo NIC could offer free home pages to all schools in developing countries, possibly under a subdomain ".geo.edu" or ".edu.geo" (and maybe "here.geo/[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/registry/regcs.asp?Cl=2&Lg=1&Co=801 8010]"). |
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[[Category:Fundraising idea]] |
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