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{{WP:RSPIntro|GEOnet Names Server}}
This source has separate reliability assessments by time period or topic; each is presented in its own section below.
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== names and locations ==
{{Infobox source reliability
| type = website
| title = [[GEOnet Names Server]] (names and locations)
| shortcut =
| status = nc
| last = 2021
| domain1 = geonames.nga.mil
| rfc = [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 362#GEOnet Names Server (GNS)|Rfc]]
| rfcdate = 2021
}}
=== Summary ===
The GEOnet Names Server is a United States-based geographical database that covers non-U.S. countries. It is considered to be close to generally reliable for its place names and locations/coordinates, though there are concerns that GNS may not always be accurate and sometimes report the existence of places that do not even exist. Editors are advised to exercise caution when using it.
=== Discussions ===
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=== Recency ===
{{WP:RSPLAST/sandbox|2021|table=no}}
=== Rfcs ===
# 2021 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 362#GEOnet Names Server (GNS)|Rfc]]
== feature classes ==
{{Infobox source reliability
| type = website
| title = [[GEOnet Names Server]] (feature classes)
| shortcut =
| status = gu
| last = 2021
| domain1 = geonames.nga.mil
| rfc = [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 362#GEOnet Names Server (GNS)|Rfc]]
| rfcdate = 2021
}}
=== Summary ===
The GEOnet Names Server is a United States-based geographical database that covers non-U.S. countries. It is generally unreliable for its feature classes and it should not be used to determine the [[WP:NGEO|notability of geographic features]] as it does not meet the [[WP:GEOLAND|legal recognition requirement]].
=== Discussions ===
{{WP:RSPLinks}}
=== Recency ===
{{WP:RSPLAST/sandbox|2021|table=no}}
=== Rfcs ===
# 2021 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 362#GEOnet Names Server (GNS)|Rfc]]
== Excerpt ==
{{hatnote|Excerpt from the lead of [[GEOnet Names Server]]:}}
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==Notes==
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==References==
== Original table rows for comparison ==
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|- class="s-nc" id="gns-coord"
| [[GEOnet Names Server]] (GNS) (names and locations)
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|nc}}
| {{rsnl|362|GEOnet Names Server (GNS)|2021|rfc=y}}
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2021}}
| The GEOnet Names Server is a United States-based geographical database that covers non-U.S. countries. It is considered to be close to generally reliable for its place names and locations/coordinates, though there are concerns that GNS may not always be accurate and sometimes report the existence of places that do not even exist. Editors are advised to exercise caution when using it.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|geonames.nga.mil}}
|- class="s-gu" id="gns-class"
| [[GEOnet Names Server]] (GNS) (feature classes)
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gu}}
| {{rsnl|362|GEOnet Names Server (GNS)|2021|rfc=y}}
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2021}}
| The GEOnet Names Server is a United States-based geographical database that covers non-U.S. countries. It is generally unreliable for its feature classes and it should not be used to determine the [[WP:NGEO|notability of geographic features]] as it does not meet the [[WP:GEOLAND|legal recognition requirement]].
| {{WP:RSPUSES|geonames.nga.mil}}
|}