* The GEOnet Names Server (GNS) provides access to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) database of foreign geographic feature names. The database is the official repository of foreign place-name decisions approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (US BGN). Approximately 20,000 of the database's features are updated monthly.
... * Geographic Area of Coverage: Worldwide excluding the United States and Antarctica. For names in the U.S. and Antarctica, visit the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) web site.
* The GNS contains 3.90 million features with 5.37 million names (approximate).
* The coordinate system for data served by GNS is WGS84.
* The online database is updated on a bi-weekly schedule.
Name:
GEONET NAMES SERVER
Phone:
1-800-455-0899
Email:
geonames at nima.mil
Contact Address:
The National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Public Affairs Office
4600 Sangamore Road, D-54 City:
Bethesda
Province or State:
Maryland
Postal Code:
20816-5003
Country:
USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media:
Online
Distribution_Format:
HTML
Fees:
None
Distribution_Media:
FTP
Fees:
None
Personnel
TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Link:
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description:
Query Form For The United States And Its Territories
Link:
GET RELATED SERVICE METADATA (SERF)
Description:
The Antarctica Geographic Names Data Base contains geographic
names in Antarctica which are approved by the U.S. Board on
Geographic Names for use by the Federal Government.
Link:
GET RELATED SERVICE METADATA (SERF)
Description:
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), developed by the
USGS in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names
(BGN), contains information about almost 2 million physical and
cultural geographic features in the United States. The Federally
recognized name of each feature described in the data base is
identified, and references are made to a feature's location by
State, county, and geographic coordinates. The GNIS is our
Nation's official repository of domestic geographic names
information.
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
2003-01-28
SERF Last Revision Date:
2003-01-28