Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names
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Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names is the official guideline document that sets the standards and rules for naming geographic features within the United States.
All labels observed (2)
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| Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names canonical | 2 |
| PPPs for Domestic Geographic Names | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T284491 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names Context triple: [U.S. Board on Geographic Names, publishes, Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names]
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A.
The Principle of Federation
The Principle of Federation is a political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that outlines his vision of a decentralized, federalist social order as an alternative to both centralized state power and capitalism.
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Name Authority File
The Name Authority File is a standardized database of authorized names and headings used by libraries and other institutions to ensure consistent cataloging and retrieval of bibliographic records.
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C.
The Geographer
The Geographer is a 1669–1670 oil painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes Vermeer depicting a contemplative scholar studying maps and instruments in a light-filled interior.
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D.
Office of Registration Policy and Practice
The Office of Registration Policy and Practice is a division of the U.S. Copyright Office responsible for developing and administering policies, regulations, and guidance related to copyright registration.
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E.
Ministerkonferenz für Raumordnung
The Ministerkonferenz für Raumordnung is a German federal-state conference responsible for coordinating national spatial planning and regional development policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names Target entity description: Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names is the official guideline document that sets the standards and rules for naming geographic features within the United States.
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A.
The Principle of Federation
The Principle of Federation is a political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that outlines his vision of a decentralized, federalist social order as an alternative to both centralized state power and capitalism.
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B.
Name Authority File
The Name Authority File is a standardized database of authorized names and headings used by libraries and other institutions to ensure consistent cataloging and retrieval of bibliographic records.
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C.
The Geographer
The Geographer is a 1669–1670 oil painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes Vermeer depicting a contemplative scholar studying maps and instruments in a light-filled interior.
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D.
Office of Registration Policy and Practice
The Office of Registration Policy and Practice is a division of the U.S. Copyright Office responsible for developing and administering policies, regulations, and guidance related to copyright registration.
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E.
Ministerkonferenz für Raumordnung
The Ministerkonferenz für Raumordnung is a German federal-state conference responsible for coordinating national spatial planning and regional development policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal document
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guideline document ⓘ standard for geographic names ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
domestic geographic names in the United States
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official naming of geographic features ⓘ standardization of geographic names ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defines |
criteria for name acceptability
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criteria for name orthography and spelling ⓘ criteria for name usage and local acceptance ⓘ policies for changing existing geographic names ⓘ principles for approving new geographic names ⓘ procedures for processing geographic name proposals ⓘ rules for commemorative geographic names ⓘ rules for derogatory and offensive geographic names ⓘ rules for duplicate geographic names ⓘ rules for generic terms in geographic names ⓘ rules for names containing diacritics ⓘ rules for names in multiple languages ⓘ rules for names of man-made features ⓘ rules for names of natural features ⓘ rules for variant names ⓘ |
| governs |
naming of cultural geographic features
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naming of natural geographic features ⓘ naming of populated places ⓘ naming of undersea and maritime features within U.S. jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | PPPs ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names self-link ⓘ |
| issuedBy | United States Board on Geographic Names ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publisher |
United States Geological Survey
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surface form:
U.S. Geological Survey
United States Board on Geographic Names ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Domestic Names Committee
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surface form:
Domestic Names Committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names
Geographic Names Information System ⓘ |
| scope |
geographic features in U.S. states
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geographic features in U.S. territories ⓘ geographic features in the District of Columbia ⓘ geographic features within the territorial limits of the United States ⓘ |
| shortName |
Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
PPPs for Domestic Geographic Names
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| subject |
federal geographic naming policy
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geographic names standardization ⓘ toponymy ⓘ |
| usedBy |
GIS professionals
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cartographers ⓘ federal agencies of the United States ⓘ local governments in the United States ⓘ map publishers ⓘ state geographic names authorities ⓘ |
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Subject: Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names Description of subject: Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names is the official guideline document that sets the standards and rules for naming geographic features within the United States.
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U.S. Board on Geographic Names as having no official standing
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publishes
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Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names
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U.S. Board on Geographic Names
Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names
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Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names
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Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names
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Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names
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PPPs for Domestic Geographic Names