{{Third-party pluginaddon}}[[File:GetGOV-Gramplet-addon-detached-5060.png|300px450px|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]database. GOV stands for Geschichtliches Ortsverzeichnis or Historical Gazetteer. It is installed as a gramplet on the [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Places_Category|Places Category This database contains Web Ontology Language (List/TreeOWL) view]]. This information can include such as:

Instead of the default [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#ID_Formats|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_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Places_Category|Places Category (List/Tree) view]]. First use the [https://gov.genealogy.net/search/extended?lang=en GOV online search form] to find the '''GOV-id'''. Enter the found '''GOV-id''' into the {{man label|Place ID to import from GOV (Historical Gazetteer):}} entry field and select the {{man button|Get Place}} button. === Setting preferred language for place imports=== ==== Version 5.x or greater ====The language is set in the {{man menu|Edit > Preferences...}} - "Data" tab in the [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Display_Options|Display Options]] section and is described in the [[Gramps_{{man version}}_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 =====

{{-}}===Example == 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.

{{-}}== Example This example shows how the gramplet would be used with the GOV gazetteer website to import the place '''[https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Frommenhausen Frommenhausen]''' a suburban district of use ==Germany.

This example shows how # [[Addon:GetGOV#Finding_the_GOV-id_on_the_GOV_gazetteer_website|Finding the gramplet would be used with GOV-id on the GOV gazetteer website to import ]]# [[Addon:GetGOV#Enter_the_GOV-id_into_the_GetGOV_gramplet|Enter the place Frommenhausen.GOV-id into the GetGOV gramplet]]

Log into the [http://gov.genealogy.net/search/index GOV gazetteer] website(Optional).

Find the appropriate GOV-id for the place of interest. In the illustration, the search for the city <code>Frommenhausen </code> was used. The result identifies the appropriate GOV-id as <code>FROSENJN48KK</code>.

Enter the GOV-id into the {{man label|GetGOV }} gramplet on the Places (List) view.

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.

The Place hierarchy is also loaded as defined in the GOV database. This includes the {{man label|Enclosed By }} information which may be time-dependent as illustrated.

* 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.** {{bug|10773}} Places view shows all alternate names - even those with different languages {{man warn|If you use the [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Tools#Reorder_Gramps_ID|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 with resizing (see screenshot)}}

* [[Addon:GeoName]] - downloads place information from the GeoNames gazetteer.(This gramplet has been deprecated/replaced by [[Addon:PlaceCleanupGramplet]])