Domestic Names Committee

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The Domestic Names Committee is a division of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names responsible for standardizing and approving geographic names within the United States.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Board on Geographic Names committee
committee
federal advisory body
aimsTo avoid duplication and confusion in domestic geographic names
ensure consistent use of geographic names across the federal government
appliesTo domestic geographic names
geographic names within the United States
cooperatesWith Foreign Names Committee
United States Geological Survey
federal agencies of the United States
state geographic names authorities
country United States of America
decisionAppliesTo federal government usage of domestic geographic names
field cartography
geography
geospatial information
toponymy
follows principles, policies, and procedures of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names
governs official names used on federal maps and publications for domestic features
hasAbbreviation DNC
hasAuthorityOver names of certain cultural geographic features in the United States
names of natural geographic features in the United States
hasProcess approval or rejection of proposed domestic names
review of domestic geographic name proposals
hasRole approval of domestic geographic names
standardization of geographic names
hasScope domestic names
names of geographic features within U.S. states and territories
jurisdiction United States of America
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn United States of America
Washington, D.C.
maintains policies for domestic geographic names
operatedBy United States federal government
parentOrganization United States Board on Geographic Names
partOf United States Board on Geographic Names
reportsTo United States Board on Geographic Names
responsibleFor approving official domestic geographic names
maintaining uniform geographic name usage
standardizing geographic names in the United States
sector public sector
subdivisionOf United States Board on Geographic Names
topic official geographic names for maps and publications
standardization of place names
usesLanguage English
website https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Foreign Names Committee
collaboratesWith
U.S. Board on Geographic Names
hasSubdivision
Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names ("Domestic Names Committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names")
relatedTo

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