BGN
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BGN is the standard abbreviation for the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, the federal body that maintains uniform geographic name usage across the United States government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BGN canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government agency
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federal board ⓘ |
| abbreviation | BGN self-link ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
United States Board on Geographic Names
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Board on Geographic Names
|
| appliesTo |
federal databases
ⓘ
federal maps ⓘ federal publications ⓘ |
| authorityOver | official U.S. government usage of geographic names ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey ⓘ other United States federal agencies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| field |
geography
ⓘ
toponymy ⓘ |
| fullName | United States Board on Geographic Names ⓘ |
| function |
establish official names for Antarctic geographic features for U.S. government use
ⓘ
establish official names for domestic geographic features ⓘ establish official names for foreign geographic features for U.S. government use ⓘ establish official names for undersea geographic features for U.S. government use ⓘ resolve conflicts in geographic name usage ⓘ standardize geographic names for federal use ⓘ |
| goal | eliminate duplication and inconsistency in geographic names ⓘ |
| involves | interagency coordination on geographic names ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
United States federal law
ⓘ
surface form:
United States public law
|
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| output |
official geographic names database
ⓘ
standardized place names for federal publications ⓘ |
| parentAgency | United States Department of the Interior ⓘ |
| purpose | maintain uniform geographic name usage across the United States government ⓘ |
| regulates |
romanization of foreign geographic names for U.S. government use
ⓘ
spelling of geographic names in federal use ⓘ |
| scope |
Antarctic geographic names
ⓘ
domestic geographic names ⓘ foreign geographic names ⓘ undersea geographic names ⓘ |
| sector |
geospatial information
ⓘ
public sector ⓘ |
| standardType | naming standard ⓘ |
| topic |
cartography standards
ⓘ
geographic names ⓘ place names ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Foreign Service
ⓘ
surface form:
United States diplomatic services
U.S. federal agencies ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal agencies
National Geodetic Survey ⓘ
surface form:
United States mapping and charting agencies
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United States military
|
| website | https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
U.S. Board on Geographic Names
United States Board on Geographic Names to make official decisions on geographic names
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shortName
→
BGN
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subject surface form:
United States Board on Geographic Names