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The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories; the associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau; and Antarctica. It is a type of gazetteer.
The GEOnet Names Server (GNS), sometimes also referred to in official documentation as Geographic Names Data [1] or geonames [2] in domain and email addresses, is a service that provides access to the United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) and the US Board on Geographic Names's (BGN) database of geographic feature names and locations for locations outside the US.
The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a federal body operating under the United States Secretary of the Interior.The purpose of the board is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the federal government of the United States. [1]
Experts during the 26th Session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (2–6 May 2011, United Nations Office, Vienna) The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) is one of the nine expert groups of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and deals with the national and international standardization of geographical names.
Boulder Glacier, Mount Baker. There are around 880 glaciers in Washington state, with 186 named according to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). [6] However, the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens eliminated nine of its eleven named glaciers and only the new glacier known as Crater Glacier has been reestablished since.
In fact, GNIS specifically does not involve itself in such geographic minutiae as the differences between hills and mountains, lakes and ponds or rivers and creeks. [3] As editors we need to be aware of the purpose and shortcomings of GNIS, using it as a resource where it excels (name and coordinates) while relying on other sources for ...
One source of GNIS data is labelled in GNIS records as the Ramsay Place-Name Card Collection, with the following annotation in the citation field of the record: . A collection of approximately 32,000 place names on filing cards.
National mapping agencies such as the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Ordnance Survey (OS), and Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) are usually reliable sources for coordinates. The GEOnet Names Server (GNS) database is not reliable. Always double check the coordinates on an internet mapping service.