U.S. Geographic Names Information System Populated Places, 2013

Description:

U.S. Geographic Names Information System Populated Places represents the Federal standard for geographic nomenclature and contains information about the proper names and locations of physical and cultural geographic features located throughout the United States and its Territories. The U.S. Geological Survey developed the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) for the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, a Federal inter-agency body chartered by public law to maintain uniform feature name usage throughout the Government and to promulgate standard names to the public.

Identifier:

ark:/88435/tb09j911w

Creator:

United States Geological Survey

Publisher:

United States Geological Survey

Provider:

Princeton

Resource Class:

Datasets

Subject:

Elevation and Location

Temporal Coverage:

1981, 2009, 1974-Present, 1974, and 2013

Spatial Coverage:

United States, U.S. Commonwealths, U.S. Territories, and U.S. Freely Associated States

Access Rights:

Restricted

Format:

Shapefile