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{{Third-party plugin}}
[[File:GetGOV-Gramplet-addon-detached-5051.png|300px|right|thumb|GetGOV gramplet]]The {{man label|GetGOV grampletGramplet}} is designed to download place information from the [http://gov.genealogy.net/search/index GOV gazetteer]. It is installed as a gramplet on the [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Places_Category|Places Category (List/Tree) view]]. This information can include
* Geographical location (lat-lon coordinates)
* Past affiliation or hierarchy of enclosed-by places.
Instead of the default [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#ID_Format|Place ID Format numbering (Pxxxx) ]] for the imported places, the GOV-id will be used as the Place ID. If additional imports are performed, duplicate places (even part of the Enclosed By) will be automatically merged.
=Usage=
It is designed to be installed as a gramplet on the [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Places_Category|Places Category (List/Tree) view]].
===== Version 5.x =====
The language is set in the {{man menu|Edit -> Preferences..}} tabs {{man label|Display}} and is described in the [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Place_Format_Editor|Place Format Editor]]. This is used as the preferred language for place names and types which are imported. The default language is German.
===== Version 4.2 =====
If the {{man menu|Preferences -> Places}} tabs {{man label|Language}} is set, then this is used as the preferred language for place names and types which are imported, otherwise, the preference is German.
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== Example of use ==
This example shows how the gramplet would be used with the GOV gazetteer website to import the place Frommenhausen.
[[File:GOVresults.png|600px|right]]
Find the appropriate GOV-id for the place of interest. In the illustration, the search for the city Frommenhausen was used. The result identifies the appropriate GOV-id as <code>FROSENJN48KK</code>.
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[[File:GetGOVimport.png|600px|right]]
The resulting places with Lat Latitude and Lon Longitude are loaded. Note that the Place Type is in the same language as the Place. Note that the ID is the GOV-id and not the default <code>Pxxxx </code> numbering. If you use the Reorder Gramps IDs tool, it will change the ID to the default Pxxx <code>Pxxxx</code> numbering. Later use of this gramplet may import duplicate items (with different ID) since the Gramps ID is no longer the GOV-id and duplicates will not be identified. For instance, if you import <code>FROSENJN48KK </code> and then use the Reorder Gramps ID tool to reset the Gramps ID, if you reimport FROSENJN48KK or any other GOV place that is already imported, you will have duplicate places for every item imported.
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This illustrates that multiple alternate names will be loaded if they are in the GOV database. Deutschland is the Primary name and there are multiple alternate names in different languages in this illustration.
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[[File:GetGOVresultsenclosed.png|600px|right]]
The Place hierarchy is also loaded as defined in the GOV database. This includes the Enclosed By information which may be time-dependent as illustrated.
= Issues =
* If you use the Reorder Gramps IDs tool, it will change the ID to the default Pxxx numbering. Later use of this gramplet will import duplicate items (with different ID) since the Gramps ID is no longer the GOV-id and duplicates will not be identified.
* Detached gramplet has issue {{bug|11596}} Place format Language setting is not honored unless it is in lower case* {{bug|10980}} Some places are shown as "?" if imported via getGOV third party addon* {{bug|10773}} Places view shows all alternate names - even those with resizing different languages* {{bug|11680}} GetGOV crashes Gramps when GOV gazetteer website (see screenshothttp://gov.genealogy.net )is not available * Other open issues [https://gramps-project.org/bugs/search.php?project_id=8&sticky=on&sort=last_updated&dir=DESC&hide_status=90&tag_string=GetGOV&match_type=0 tagged GetGOV] on the Gramps Bug Tracker.
= See also =
