Services
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Geographic Names Server
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Features and
Names
GNS is current to GENC Standard Ed
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GNS Tools
Geographic Names Search Application
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Searchable GNS Codes
Generic Term Glossary
Soft-Copy Keyboards
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GeoNames Soft-Copy Keyboard: Web Version
The browser-based web keyboard tool can be accessed from here, or from within the Geographic Names Search application. It can be used to construct a name or term from a combination of regular characters and these specialized characters, which can then be copied and pasted as needed (or dragged directly into the Geographic Names Search application query filter inputs).
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GeoNames Soft-Copy Keyboard: Windows Version
The Windows Presentation Foundation-based keyboard tool can be downloaded and used on Windows systems. It features a ”live” auto-paste functionality to populate clicked characters to the active window or application. This release of the keyboard runs on the Microsoft Windows platform and requires Microsoft.NET Framework v4.5.
Pre-positioned Downloadable Country Files
REST/JSON Services
Web Map Services (WMS) - 1.3.0 and 1.1.0 compliant
Scaled WMS by Feature Classification
View the Feature Classification definitions here.
Web Feature Services (WFS) - 2.0.0 and 1.1.0 compliant
WFS Test Page
Provides sample calls and resulting output
KML Streaming Service
Contacts -
GNS Support
Commercial: (571) 557-5959
DSN 547-5959
geonames@nga.mil
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Advisory Committee on
Undersea Features (ACUF)
underseafeatures@nga.mil