A comprehensive, authoritative list of geographic features and their spatial coordinates.
List of toponyms arranged in alphabetic or other sequential order, with an indication of their location and preferably including variant names, type of topographic feature and other defining or descriptive information.
Often used to standardise place names or to locate place names within a hierarchy. These are often stored in a Relational Database Management System.
a book that contains a list of names of places, along with a description of each place
a book that provides descriptions of the communities in a nation
a dictionary of geographic placenames
a dictionary of geographic places
a dictionary of place names, giving location information and, often, thumbnail historical sketches of the places described
a directory of placenames each of which is associated with information regarding position
a list and description of places such as villages, towns, and cities and may also mention neighborhoods, cemeteries, populations, rivers and mountains, and other geographical features
a list of geographical areas with an associated name
a list of geographic names, together with their geographic locations and other descriptive information
a list of geographic names with descriptions of the location, historical, statistical, cultural and other facts
a list of place names, and includes information such as population, longitude and latitude
a list of place names and their coordinates
a mapping from geographic feature names (placenames) to spatial locations (footprints) and vice versa
an index that relates place names to geographic coordinates
a set of geographic names (place names and feature names) joined with their latitude/longitude locations and other descriptive information
a reference book listing cities, towns, rivers, mountains, and other geographic features along with the exact location of these features.
A database of place and geographic location information, usually providing location co-ordinates, etc., as used in GPS-based equipment.
place name index showing an earth feature such as a city along with its geographic location.
a geographical dictionary including place names, geographical features such as mountains, rivers, etc.; may also provide historical and statistical information about places. Government Document: the division of this library that collects and makes available government publications, maps, and microform materials.
Dictionary or index of geographical names with locations.
A geographical dictionary; a book giving names and descriptions of places usually in alphabetical order.
A dictionary of geographical information and data about places.
geographical dictionary or index listing or describing towns and places.
A geographical dictionary in which names and descriptions (including location) of places are given.
a gazetteer is a book which alphabetically names and describes the places in a specific area. For example, a gazetteer of a county would name and describe all of the towns, lakes, rivers, and mountains in the county.
A list of spatial entities held in computer form, such as properties or streets, which allows for rapid search and query. The gazetteer often forms the core of larger GIS-based applications.
A book containing an list of placenames, generally alphabetical, with their locations. Some include a description of the place as well. Can be used to locate a place on a map.
A geographical dictionary of place names with varying amounts of descriptive, historical or statistical information.
A dictionary for places. It gives you details about the place.
A work of geographic reference that supplies place name and location information. When a place name is known, a gazetteer can provide the coordinates of the place. Most atlases contain gazetteers. Well-known digital gazetteers are the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and the gazetteer in the Digital Chart of the World (DCW). In ArcInfo the gazetteer spatial index is done as a grid of alpha and numeric references which is converted into a polygon coverage. Places (points or polygons) are then overlaid with this grid, then sorted alphabetically. This produces a list of place names sorted both alphabetically and by reference grid number.
dictionary of geographic locations and place names; useful for locating former names of towns and villages.
A database used to translate between different representations of geospatial references, such as place names and geographic coordinates.
A geographical dictionary; usually includes longitude and latitude of a given place, population, size, etc.
A place-name-index that links the name of an earth feature, such as a continent, watershed, county, or city, with its geographic location. The geographic location is represented by our system as a geographic coordinate or a polygon. Locations can be selected using the spatial filter of the Search and Retrieve Tool on the Data page and then used to create spatial subsets of our data holdings.
A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary, an important reference for information about places and place-names (see: toponomy), used in conjunction with an atlas. It typically contains information concerning the geographical makeup of a country, region or continent, the social statistics and physical features, such as mountains, waterways, or roads. Examples of information you would find include the location of places, dimensions of physical features, population, GDP, literacy rate, etc.