Geographic Names Server (GNS)
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Geographic Names Server
Database of standard spellings of all foreign geographic names, sanctioned by...
Dates
Metadata Date | February 1, 2023 |
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Metadata Created Date | February 3, 2023 |
Metadata Updated Date | February 3, 2023 |
Reference Date(s) | 2022-07-05T06:00:00.907+00:00 (publication) |
Frequency Of Update | asNeeded |
Metadata Source
- ISO-19139 ISO-19139 Metadata
Harvested from USGS NGA
Additional Metadata
Resource Type | Dataset |
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Metadata Date | February 1, 2023 |
Metadata Created Date | February 3, 2023 |
Metadata Updated Date | February 3, 2023 |
Reference Date(s) | 2022-07-05T06:00:00.907+00:00 (publication) |
Responsible Party | National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) (Publisher) |
Contact Email | |
Guid | e0b9b1ca-8a74-4e92-94af-25698b5ca54b |
Access Constraints | The names, variants, and associated data may not reflect the views of the United States Government on the sovereignty over geographic features. NGA is not responsible for third party uses of GNS feature coordinates. |
Bbox East Long | 180 |
Bbox North Lat | 90 |
Bbox South Lat | -90 |
Bbox West Long | -180 |
Coupled Resource | |
Frequency Of Update | asNeeded |
Harvest Object Id | 22dbb6a8-c8b8-48a6-937c-6557a6a72071 |
Harvest Source Id | a414175d-e1d8-42ac-b5d9-fb39bb81089c |
Harvest Source Title | USGS NGA |
Licence | There are no licensing requirements or restrictions in place for the use of the GNS data. However, we recommend using the following citation to identify the GNS as a source: "Toponymic information is based on the Geographic Names Database, containing official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names and maintained by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. More information is available at the Resources link at www.nga.mil. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency name, initials, and seal are protected by 10 United States Code - Section 425" |
Lineage | |
Metadata Language | eng; USA |
Metadata Type | geospatial |
Old Spatial | {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, -90.0], [180.0, -90.0], [180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, -90.0]]]} |
Progress | completed |
Spatial Data Service Type | |
Spatial Reference System | |
Spatial Harvester | True |
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