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Results Output Format
| Field Name | Field Description |
| Name Type | Name Types are: |
| NAME | The full name is a complete name which identifies the named feature. It
is comprised of the specific name, generic name, and any articles or prepositions. The
query returns the specific part of the name first followed by a comma and then the generic
part and any article or prepositions. Names that are enclosed in double parenthesis ((
Name )) are features that are believed to no longer exist. User should click on
the returned name to receive any additional names for the feature. Generic - The descriptive part of the full name (does not apply to populated place names). Short Form - A specific part of the name that could substitute for the full name. |
| REGION | Region Code. A code
that determines the character mapping used in the Full_Name field (refer to Character Set Conversion Table for character mapping): 1 = Western Europe/Americas; 2 = Eastern Europe; 3 = Africa/Middle East; 4 = Central Asia; 5 = Asia/Pacific; 6 = Vietnam. |
| DESIG | Feature Designation Code .
A two to five-character code used to identify the type of feature to which a name is
applied. |
| LATITUDE | Latitude of the feature in
degrees. |
| LONGITUDE | Longitude of the feature in
degrees. |
| AREA | Area Code is made up to two
parts. The first two characters are the Country Code and the second two characters are the
First-Order Administrative Division Code: Country Code - A two alphabetic character code uniquely identifying a geopolitical entity (countries, dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty); First-Order Administrative Division - A two alphanumeric character code uniquely identifying a primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States. |
| MGRS | Military Grid Reference System coordinates coordinate grid reference. |
| JOG NO. | Joint Operations Graphic reference. |
| UFI | Unique Feature Identifier. A number which uniquely identifies the feature. |
| UNI | Unique Name Identifier. A number which uniquely identifies a name. |
| PPL Class | Populated Place Classification. A graduated numerical scale denoting the relative importance of a populated place. The scale ranges from 1, relatively high, to 5, relatively low. This is a new column and is not usually filled in. |
| MOD_DATE | Modify Date and Time. The Modify Date and Time is the date that the feature was added to the database or the date the last change was made to any field in the feature record. |
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GIS Compatible Output Format
| Field Name | Field Description | Field Type | Default Selection |
| RC | Region Font Code. A code that determines the character mapping used in the SHORT_FORM, Generic, and Full_Name fields (see Character Set Conversion Table [Char_Sets_20060703.pdf],: 1 = Americas/Western Europe; 2 = Eastern Europe; 3 = Africa/Middle East; 4 = Russia/ Central Asia; 5 = Asia/Pacific; 6 = Vietnam. |
number | Y |
| UFI | Unique Feature Identifier. A number which uniquely identifies a Geoname feature. | number | Y |
| UNI | Unique Name Identifier. A number which uniquely identifies a name. | number | Y |
| LAT | Latitude of the Geoname feature in ± decimal degrees; DD; (± dd.dd...): |
number | Y |
| LONG | Longitude of the feature in ± decimal degrees; DD; (± dd.dd...): |
number | Y |
| DMS_LAT | Latitude of the Geoname feature in ±degrees, minutes, and seconds; DMS; (±ddmmss): |
number | Y |
| DMS_LONG | Longitude of the Geoname feature in ±degrees, minutes, and seconds; DMS; (±dddmmss) : |
number | Y |
| MGRS | Military Grid Reference System coordinates | character | Y |
| JOG | Joint Operations Graphic reference. | character | Y |
| FC | Feature Classification: Nine (9) major Geoname feature categories into which similar feature designations are grouped. |
character | Y |
| DSG | Feature Designation Code. A two to five-character code used to identify the type of Geoname feature a name is applied to. | character | Y |
| PC | Populated Place Classification. A graduated numerical scale denoting the relative importance of a populated place. The scale ranges from 1, relatively high, to 5, relatively low. The scale could also include NULL (no value) as a value for populated places with unknown or undetermined classification. | number | Y |
| CC1 | Primary Country Code. A two alphabetic character code uniquely identifying a geopolitical entity (countries, dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty). | character | Y |
| ADM1 | First-order administrative division code. A two alpha-numeric code from the FIPS 10-4 Standard describing a primary administrative division of a geopolitical entity, such as a state in the United States. | character | Y |
| ADM2 | Second-order administrative division. The name of a subdivision of a first-order administrative division, such as a county in the United States. | variable character | Y |
| DIM | Dimension: Holds Population/Elevation Figures. If the Feature Classification is "P", Populated place type feature, then the value is Population Figures. For all others, the value is Elevation | number | N |
| POP | Population Figures. | number | Y |
| ELEV | Elevations (in meters, decimal values accepted). | number | Y |
| CC2 | Secondary Country Code. A two alphabetic character code from the FIPS 10-4 Standard uniquely identifying the country code of a particular Geoname feature name if different than that of the primary country code of that Geoname feature (International features). | character | Y |
| NT | Name Type: |
character | Y |
| LC | Language Code. A three alphabetic character code (ISO 639-3) uniquely identifying the language assigned to a Geoname feature name. | character | Y |
| SHORT_FORM | A part of the full name that could substitute for the full name. | variable character | Y |
| GENERIC | The descriptive part of the full name such as Mount, River, or Sea (generally does not apply to populated place names). | variable character | Y |
| SORT_NAME | A form of the full name that allows for alphabetical sorting of the file into gazetteer sequence. All character/diacritic combinations and special characters are substituted with QWERTY (visible U.S. English keyboard) characters, all characters are upper-cased, numerals are converted to lower-case characters (0-9 = a-j), spaces are stripped out, and commas replaced with space. The substitution is done according to a character mapping table that is Region Font Code specific (see Character Set Conversion Table [Char_Sets_20060703.pdf]. This field is included for the benefit of the end user of the data to aid in the sorting of names if required. | variable character | Y |
| FULL_NAME | The full name is the complete name that identifies a named feature. The full name is output in reading order, "Mount Everest", vs. reversed generic, "Everest, Mount", as stored in the database. | variable character | Y |
| FULL_NAME_ND | Same as the full name but the character/diacritic combinations and special characters are substituted with QWERTY (visible U.S. English keyboard) characters while still maintaining casing and spaces. The substitution is done according to a character mapping table that is Region Font Code specific (see Character Set Conversion Table [Char_Sets_20060703.pdf]. ND = No Diacritics / Stripped Diacritics. | variable character | Y |
| MODIFY_DATE | The date a new feature was added or any part of an existing feature was modified (YYYY-MM-DD). | date-time | N |
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