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ECAI Reference and Documentation

Title: USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Author: US Geological Survey with U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
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Contributed by: Jeanette Zerneke, ECAI
Description: The GNIS is the official repository of domestic geographic names information for the U.S.A. You can download GNIS standard digital State and topical gazetteer datasets via anonymous FTP direct from USGS. An online database search interface is provided with several location display options, including areal views.
URL: geonames.usgs.gov/