Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 19810501 Title: Geographic Names Information System Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Description: Abstract: An automated inventory of the names and locations of physical and cultural geographic features located throughout the United States Purpose: To promote geographic feature name standardization and to serve as the Federal Government's repository of information regarding feature name spellings and applications for features in U.S. The names listed in the inventory can be published on Federal maps, charts, and in other documents. The feature locative information has been used in emergency preparedness, marketing, site-selection and analysis, genealogical and historical research, and transportation routing applications. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: Unknown Ending_Date: Present Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: In work Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed. Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.00 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 172.00 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 72.00 South_Bounding_Coordinate: -12.00 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None. Theme_Keyword: geographic feature Theme_Keyword: feature name Theme_Keyword: place name Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None. Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: Territories Place_Keyword: Outlying Areas Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Roger L. Payne Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Chief, Branch of Geographic Names Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 523 National Center City: Reston State_or_Province: Virginia Postal_Code: 20192 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 703 648 4544 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rpayne@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 0730-1700 Data_Set_Credit: The Geographic Names Information System was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Native_Data_Set_Environment: The Geographic Names Information System is resident on a Sun Enterprise 4000 computer. It uses Sun Solaris Version 2.6 as its operating system. The system contains approximately 1.5 million records, averaging 500 bytes in length. Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: A random sample of 10% of the entries in the system were visually verified against the compilation source data (large-scale USGS topographic maps) to ensure an accuracy rate of at least 95%. Logical_Consistency_Report: Locative references (geographic coordinates, topographic map, and county) are cross-checked for logical consistency. Completeness_Report: This dataset contains information about physical and cultural geographic features identified by a proper name, with the exception of most roads and highways. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Accuracy of these digital data is based upon the use of source graphics which are compiled to meet National Map Accuracy Standards. Comparision to the graphic source is used as control to assess digital positional accuracy. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: unknown Title: 1:24,000-scale topographic maps Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000 Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: unknown Ending_Date: present Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS Source_Contribution: Feature names and attribute information Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Board on Geographic Names Publication_Date: Unpublished material Title: Records of the U.S. BGN Type_of_Source_Media: card files Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1932 Ending_Date: present Source_Currentness_Reference: creation date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USBGN Source_Contribution: Feature names and attribute information Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Forest Service Publication_Date: unknown Title: U.S. Forest Service 1:24,000-scale topographic maps Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: unknown Ending_Date: present Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USFS Source_Contribution: Feature names and attribute information Process_Step: Process_Description: GNIS Phase I data compilation and edit--Feature name and attribute data are collected from the largest-scale USGS topographic maps available. These data are compared to the records of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS, USBGN Process_Date: not complete Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Robin D. Worcester Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Chief, Geographic Names Information Section Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 523 National Center City: Reston State_or_Province: Virginia Postal_Code: 20192 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 703 648 4551 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rwrocest@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: GNIS Maintenance program--Maintenance cooperators feed GNIS new names and corrections discovered in the course of new mapping and revision activities and implementation of the national geographic names standarization program. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USBGN, USGS, USFS Process_Date: Not complete Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Robin D. Worcester Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Chief, Geographic Names Information Section Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 523 National Center City: Reston State_or_Province: Virginia Postal_Code: 20192 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 703 648 4551 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rworcest@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 0900-1700 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Features are located by State and county, and related to the USGS topographic map on which the feature is shown. Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: point Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: point Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 1 Longitude_Resolution: 1 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: degrees, minutes, and seconds Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The dataset contains records for named geographic features located in the United States, its Territories and Outlying Areas. The records are organized by State (or State equivalent). Each record includes: the official name of the feature; the feature type; the county(s) in which the feature is located; the name(s) of the USGS 1:24,000-scale topographic map(s) on which the feature is shown; geographic coordinates locating the mouth of linear features and the approximate center of areal features, and coordinates locating the feature on each additional (if any) USGS 1:24,000-scale map on which the feature is shown; a bibliographic code referring to the source of information for each record, and other names by which the feature may be or may have been known. Some records include information about the history of the feature or the origin of the feature name. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1987 Geographic Names Information System--Data Users Guide 6; Reston, Virginia Softcopy in hypertext format is available at: Softcopy in ASCII format is available at: Softcopy in WordPerfect format is available at: Softcopy in Postscript format is available at: Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Earth Science Information Center, U.S.Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 507 National Center City: Reston State_or_Province: Virginia Postal_Code: 20192 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 888 ASK USGS Hours_of_Service: In addition to the address above there are other ESIC offices throughout the country. A full list of these offices is at: Resource_Description: Geographic Names Information System Distribution_Liability: Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the USGS regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The Geological Survey will warrant the delivery of this product in computer-readable format, and will offer appropriate adjustment of credit when the product is determined unreadable by correctly adjusted computer input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition. Requests for adjustment of credit must be made within 90 day from the date of this shipment from the ordering site. Fees The charge is $57 for the CD-ROM. A $3.50 handling charge is applied to all mail orders. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 19950121 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 508 National Center City: Reston State_or_Province: Virginia Postal_Code: 20192 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 703 648 4543 Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998