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Name Identifier (NFN)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: nfn.ttl
- Name
nameIdentifier- Datatype
- KeyNonLex18
- Definition
- The unique name identifier element in the NGA Geographic Names Data Base (GNDB).
- Description
- Typically used together with Attribute: 'Named Feature Identifier' to provide a unique index into the NGA Geographic Names Data Base (GNDB) from which NGA draws all of its feature name information.
- 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.