GNIS Buildings:

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) actively seeks data from and
partnerships with Government agencies at all levels and other interested
organizations. The 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 http://geonames.usgs.gov for additional information.