{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "The Geographic Names Information System (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.", "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 upon request.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "The Geographic Names Information System (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.", "title": "Geographic Names Point", "tags": [ "Reference", "location", "economy", "society", "environment", "structure", "imageryBaseMapsEarthCover", "inlandWaters", "transportation", "utilitiesCommunication", "Feature identification", "Geographic feature", "Geographical feature", "Geographic name", "Geographical name", "Feature name", "Official feature name", "Place name", "Variant name", "Feature coordinates", "Feature state", "Feature county", "Feature class", "Feature history", "Feature description", "Feature designation" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 500000, "maxScale": 50000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "The Geographic Names Information System was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.", "licenseInfo": "

Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Not to be used for navigation, for informational purposes only. <\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "portalUrl": "" }