{{Infobox
| title = [[Geographic Names Information System]]
| image = [[File:Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg|100px|alt=logo]] ''(not part of original row)''
| label1 = other names
| data1 = GNIS
| label2 = source type
| data2 = foobar ''(not part of original row)''
| label3 = publisher
| data3 = Fooland (state-funded media) ''(not part of original row)''
| label5 = website
| data5 =
| label6 = classification
| data6 = [[File:Argentina - NO symbol.svg|20px|Generally unreliable|link=]] Generally unreliable: Editors show consensus that the source is [[WP:QUESTIONABLE|questionable]] in most cases.
}}
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 [[WP:NGEO|notability of geographic features]] as it does not meet the [[WP:GEOLAND|legal recognition requirement]].
== Prior discussions ==
{{WP:RSPLinks}}
''Please add links to other significant discussions. When in doubt, read and rely on the discussions themselves, rather than the simple summary.''
* Simple summary of prior discussions: '''TBD'''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Geographic Names Information System, Perennial sources}}
==Notes==
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==References==
== Original table row for comparison ==
''(remove this when this source page is ready to go live)''
{{Wikipedia:RSPTableHeader}}
|- class="s-gu" id="gnis-class"
| [[Geographic Names Information System]] (GNIS) (feature classes)
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gu}}
| {{rsnl|357|RfC: GNIS|2021|rfc=y}}
| {{WP:RSPLAST|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 [[WP:NGEO|notability of geographic features]] as it does not meet the [[WP:GEOLAND|legal recognition requirement]].
| {{WP:RSPUSES|geonames.usgs.gov}}
|}