Geographic names.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Geological Survey (U.S.). National Geospatial Program Office

Series:

Fact sheet (Geological Survey (U.S.)) ; 2009-3016.

Fact sheet ; 2009-3016

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

GNIS.

Names, Geographical--United States.

Names, Geographical.

Information storage and retrieval systems--Names, Geographical.

Information storage and retrieval systems.

United States.

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages : digital, PDF file.

Place of Publication:

[Reston, Va.] : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, [2009]

Summary:

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN), contains information about the official names for places, features, and areas in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the territories and outlying areas of the United States, including Antarctica. It is the geographic names component of The National Map. The BGN maintains working relationships with State names authorities to cooperate in achieving the standardization of geographic names.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 7, 2009).

At head of title: National Geospatial Program Office.

"March 2009."

Other Format:

Geographic names

OCLC:

317971226