"GeographicRegion" (Text Content Type)
"GeographicRegion" (Text Content Type)
Text identified as the name of a geographic region.
Details
- "GeographicRegion" can be used in TextCases, TextPosition and TextContents.
- "GeographicRegion" corresponds to any mention of a geographic region (real or not real) in the context of the text.
- Homonyms of geographic regions that are not geographic regions should not be detected as "GeographicRegion" (if the context allows disambiguation).
- TextCases[…,"GeographicRegion""Interpretation"] attempts to return entities of type "GeographicRegion", as Interpreter["GeographicRegion"] does.
- Any specific "GeographicRegion" entity such as
can also be used as a content type in TextCases, TextPosition and TextContents.
Examples
Basic Examples (3)
Find occurrences of geographic regions in a text:
TextCases["In 1969, the banks decided to merge and to counterbalance their network by expanding in Europe and the United States, while continuing expansion in their traditional markets in Asia and Africa.", "GeographicRegion"]Get the result as a list of "GeographicRegion" entities:
TextCases["In 1969, the banks decided to merge and to counterbalance their network by expanding in Europe and the United States, while continuing expansion in their traditional markets in Asia and Africa.", "GeographicRegion" -> "Interpretation", VerifyInterpretation -> True]A similar result can be obtained by applying Interpreter["GeographicRegion"] to text snippets:
Interpreter["GeographicRegion"][{"Europe", "Asia", "Africa"}]Get properties about occurrences of geographic regions:
TextContents["In 1969, the banks decided to merge and to counterbalance their network by expanding in Europe and the United States, while continuing expansion in their traditional markets in Asia and Africa.", "GeographicRegion", All]Find mentions of Europe in a text:
TextContents["Both banks acquired other smaller banks along the way and spread their networks further. In 1969, the banks decided to merge and to counterbalance their network by expanding in Europe and the United States, while continuing expansion in their traditional markets in Asia and Africa. In 1986, Lloyds made a hostile takeover bid for the Group. The bid was defeated; however, it spurred Standard Chartered into a period of change, including a series of divestments notably in the US and South Africa.", Entity["GeographicRegion", "Europe"]]