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Geographic Name Classification (GNS)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: gns.ttl
- Name
geoNameClass- Datatype
- GeoNameClassStrucText
- Definition
- The classification of the type of a feature with which a geographic name is associated, as used in the NGA Geographic Names Data Base (GNDB).
- Description
- A classification has a (unique, non-overlapping) set of associated 'member' geographic name designations. May be used to organize geographic names for the purposes of queries and/or presentation.
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Defined by
- DFDD
- Used by
- ZI005 Geographic Name Information
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.