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. 2015 Jul 13;10(7):e0132464. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132464

Table 3. Examples of keywords by using combined query functions in Twitter Search APIs.

The Rule of Deciding the Format of Keywords (Row), City Name (Column) City Name and State Name or Country Name City Name and State Name or Country Name
City Name and State Code or Country Code City Name and State Code or Country Code
1. Richmond Richmond Texas Richmond Virginia
Richmond TX Richmond VA
2. Gainesville Gainesville Florida Gainesville Virginia
Gainesville FL Gainesville VA
3. Charleston Charleston Washington Charleston South Carolina
Charleston WA Charleston SC
4. Memphis Memphis Tennessee Memphis Kentucky
Memphis TN Memphis KY
5. Athens Athens Georgia Athens Greece
Athens GA Athens GR
6. Paris Paris France Paris Texas
Paris FR Paris TX
7. Los Angeles Los Angeles California Not applicable
Los Angeles CA Not applicable
8. Tokyo Tokyo Japan Not applicable
Tokyo JP Not applicable

#1–#6 are the examples of keywords for different cities with the same name. #7 and #8 are the examples of keywords for cities that have unique names. City names without country names or state names are not chosen because identical city names cause confusion in geocoding them.