Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Community Features {2018} Full Details

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Title:

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Community Features {2018}

Description:

The Geographic Names Information System contains information about physical and cultural geographic features of all types in the United States, associated areas, and Antarctica, current and historical, but not including roads and highways. The database holds the Federally recognized name of each feature and defines the feature location by state, county, USGS topographic map, and geographic coordinates. Other attributes include names or spellings other than the official name, feature designations, feature classification, historical and descriptive information, and for some categories the geometric boundaries. The database assigns a unique, permanent feature identifier, the Feature ID, as a standard Federal key for accessing, integrating, or reconciling feature data from multiple data sets. The GNIS collects data from a broad program of partnerships with Federal, State, and local government agencies and other authorized contributors. The GNIS provides data to all levels of government and to the public, as well as to numerous applications through a web query site, web map and feature services, file download services, and customized files

Creator:

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Provider:

Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Vector data

Theme:

Economy, Imagery, Land Cover, Structure, Environment, Inland Waters, Transportation, Utilities, Location, and Society

Date Issued:

2018

Place:

Topographic Map, Populated Place, Borough, County, Municipio, District, Outlying Area, Census Area, Antarctica, Parish, State, Territory, Commonwealth

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

File

Language:

English

Date Added:

2023-02-22