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Geographic Names Server
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Features and
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GNS Tools

The GNS App
Use the Geographic Names Search Application to query the GNS database. Users can search, discover, view and download geographic names from around the world. Search options allow for selections by name, country, administrative divisions, feature/name characteristics, and spatial filtering.
Searchable GNS Codes
Generic Term Glossary
Soft-Copy Keyboards

GeoNames Soft-Copy Keyboard: Web Version
The keyboard was created to provide easy access to romanized Unicode special characters and letter/diacritic combinations and to maintain a uniform input of said characters when adding or editing entries in the Geographic Names Database (GNDB). The GNDB is the base for populating the Geographic Names Server (GNS) dissemination database instance, made available to consumers of geographic names data and services. This keyboard is provided to support consumers of geographic names, and can be used in conjunction with the Geographic Names Search application, or as needed to paste characters into other applications.

GeoNames Soft-Copy Keyboard: Windows Version
The keyboard was created to provide easy access to romanized Unicode special characters and letter/diacritic combinations and to maintain a uniform input of said characters when adding or editing entries in the Geographic Names Database (GNDB). The GNDB is the base for populating the Geographic Names Server (GNS) dissemination database instance, made available to consumers of geographic names data and services. This keyboard is provided to support consumers of geographic names, and can be used in conjunction with the Geographic Names Search application, or as needed to directly input characters into other applications. 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