Geographic Names Information System

This source has separate reliability assessments by time period or topic; each is presented in its own section below.


names and locations

Geographic Names Information System (names and locations)
typewebsite
statusGenerally reliable generally reliable
deprecatedno
blacklistedno
recency2022
Domain geonames.usgs.gov
In source code

External links in articles

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RFC
linkRfc
date2021

Summary

The Geographic Names Information System is a United States-based geographical database. It is generally reliable for its place names and locations/coordinates. Editors should take care that GNIS uses a different convention for its coordinates, using a particular feature of a location rather than the geometric center that most WikiProjects use.

Discussions

RSN


Recency

2022

Rfcs

  1. 2021 Rfc

feature classes

Geographic Names Information System (feature classes)
typewebsite
statusGenerally unreliable generally unreliable
deprecatedno
blacklistedno
recency2021
Domain geonames.usgs.gov
In source code

External links in articles

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RFC
linkRfc
date2021

Summary

The Geographic Names Information System is a United States-based geographical database. It is generally unreliable for its feature classes and it should not be used to determine the notability of geographic features as it does not meet the legal recognition requirement.

Discussions


Recency

Stale discussions 2021

Rfcs

  1. 2021 Rfc

Excerpt

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features, encompassing the United States; the associated states of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, and Antarctica. It is a type of gazetteer. It was developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to promote the standardization of feature names.

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    Source Status
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    List Last Summary
    Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) (names and locations) Generally reliable Request for comment 2021 Stale discussions

    2022

    		 The Geographic Names Information System is a United States-based geographical database. It is generally reliable for its place names and locations/coordinates. Editors should take care that GNIS uses a different convention for its coordinates, using a particular feature of a location rather than the geometric center that most WikiProjects use. 1 Links Spamcheck
    Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) (feature classes) Generally unreliable Request for comment 2021 Stale discussions

    2021

    		 The Geographic Names Information System is a United States-based geographical database. It is generally unreliable for its feature classes and it should not be used to determine the notability of geographic features as it does not meet the legal recognition requirement. 1 Links Spamcheck