GNIS Landmarks

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal standard for geographic nomenclature. 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.

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Data and Resources

Field Value
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • ckan
  • geo
  • geoss
  • national
  • north-america
  • united-states
isopen True
license_id cc-by
license_title Creative Commons Attribution
license_url http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by
maintainer Nutsch, Bob
maintainer_email bnutsch@nd.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-30T06:22:21.452930
metadata_modified 2025-11-30T06:22:21.452935
notes <p>The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal standard for geographic nomenclature. 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.</p> <p><strong>Constraints:</strong><br /> Not to be used for navigation, for informational purposes only. See <a href="/game-and-fish-department-disclaimer">Game and Fish disclaimer</a> for more information.</p>
num_resources 5
num_tags 8
title GNIS Landmarks