Title: "ESRI: U.S. Geographic Names Information System Populated Place" (2004) Description: U.S. Geographic Names Information System Populated Place represents an automated inventory of the proper names and locations of physical and cultural geographic features located throughout the United States and its Territories. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), of which U.S. Geographic Names Information System Populated Place is a part, promotes geographic feature name standardization and serves as the Federal Government's repository of information regarding feature name spellings and applications for features in United States and its Territories. 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. | ||||
Keywords and Themes: Geographic Features, Place Names, | ||||
Filename Prefix: gppl.sdc | ||||
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Mapped Drive Folder: /esri2004/data_maps/usa/landmarks | ||||
Total size of data files: 2.526 MB | ||||
Data Type: ESRI SDC vector | ||||
Feature Type: Point | ||||
Coordinate System: GCS_North_American_1983 | ||||
Datum: NAD_1983 | Map Units: Decimal degrees | |||
Spatial Extent: United States and Territories | ||||
Source Scale: 1:100,000 | ||||
Created by: United States Geological Survey; Index of /pub/gnis | ||||
Released by: ESRI; ESRI International Distributors | ||||
Content Date: 20010123 | ||||
Published Date: 20040301 | ||||
Collection Name: ESRI® Data & Maps 2004 | ||||
Physical Location: Reference GIS Data Cabinet | ||||
Call Number: G70.212 .E77 2004 | ||||
Acquired Date: 20040630 | ||||
Distribution Restrictions: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/gis/esridm/2004/help/rdstrght.htm | ||||
Note: To use this data requires software that supports SDC files. | ||||
Links to Metadata, Documentation, and Mapping:
Record ID: 2450_edm04 |
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