City List and Time Zone Data Files

  • Article

In Windows Mobile 2002-based devices and later, the city list and time zone data that was previously available through the Pocket Outlook Object Model (POOM) has been removed and calls to the City Properties API in the POOM return E_NOTIMPL.

To assist developers who need this data for their applications, the following files are provided in the \Resource folder of the Windows Mobile SDK:

  • Citylist.csv ** contains City Name, Country/Region, Longitude and Latitude, Nearest Airport Code, Telephone Dialing Prefix, Telephone Area Code, and the Timezone Index for various cities.
  • Timezones.csv contains the Timezone Index, GMT Differential, and Description for each time zone.

To use the data, relate the Timezone Index from the Citylist.csv data to the Timezone Index of the Timezones.csv data.

You can add or remove content to these files. You can redistribute these files as is or repackage this data by including it in source code, a database, or another format. You are permitted to use excerpts of this data rather than the entire data set.

Note   Microsoft bears no responsibility for the content or usage of these files. Certain locales have specific legal requirements with regard to providing data of this type; ensure you are in compliance with such regulations.

If you use the city data provided or if you use any type of geographical information from any source, you are encouraged to provide a way for users to edit, add, and delete information.

Send feedback on this topic to the authors.

© 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.