Description
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal standard for
geographic nomenclature. The U.S. Geological Survey developed the GNIS for the U.S.
Board on Geographic Names, a Federal inter-agency body chartered by public law to
maintain uniform feature name usage throughout the Government and to promulgate
standard names to the public. The GNIS is the official repository of domestic
geographic names data; the official vehicle for geographic names use by all
departments of the Federal Government; and the source for applying geographic names
to Federal electronic and printed products of all types. See
https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/ngp/board-on-geographic-names for additional information.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Metadata | XML | The metadata original format | Open resource |
| Digital Data | XML | Landing page for access to the data | Open resource |
Tags
- antarctica
- borough
- census-area
- commonwealth
- county
- current
- district
- economy
- environment
- feature-class
- feature-coordinates
- feature-county
- feature-description
- feature-designation
- feature-history
- feature-identification
- feature-name
- feature-state
- geographical-feature
- geographical-name
- geographic-feature
- geographic-name
- historical
- imagerybasemapsearthcover
- inlandwaters
- location
- location-theme
- municipio
- national-geospatial-data-asset
- ngda
- official-feature-name
- outlying-area
- parish
- place-name
- populated-place
- society
- state
- structure
- territory
- topographic-map
- transportation
- united-states
- usgs-9338e845-e2b1-483e-bf56-2405d54c5756
- utilitiescommunication
- variant-name