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Description
This API allows you to find a geography of a specified geography type by the geography id.

Please note: TimeSeries Fall2010 and Dec2010 are no longer available. Use /jun2011/

Why We Provide It
We are providing this API to increase the value of the transparency of the National Broadband Map. With this API users can find a geography of a specified geography type by the geography id.

Review Data Dictionary

JSON   XML

API Base
http://www.broadbandmap.gov/broadbandmap/

API Call
{API Base}/geography/{geographyType}/id/{geographyId}?format={format}&callback={functionName}

Sample Call
http://www.broadbandmap.gov/broadbandmap/geography/congdistrict/id/0111101?format=json

Required Parameters
geographyType:
specify either one of the following geography type: county, censusplace, msa, usf, statesenate, statehouse, congdistrict, tribalnation

geographyId:
specify the geography id to search for demographics.

Optional Parameters
format:
XML, JSON, JSONP (XML is default)

callback:
JSONP callback function name

Response

JSON   XML

{
 "status":"OK",
 "responseTime":2,
 "message":[
  
 ],
 "Results":[
  {
   "geographyId":"0111101",
   "geographyName":"01",
   "stateFips":"01",
   "stateName":"Alabama",
   "stateAbbreviation":"AL"
  }
 ]
}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<Response status="OK" responseTime="3">
  <Results>
    <geographyId>0111101</geographyId>
    <geographyName>01</geographyName>
    <stateFips>01</stateFips>
    <stateName>Alabama</stateName>
    <stateAbbreviation>AL</stateAbbreviation>
 </Results>
</Response>