U.S. Board on Geographic Names as having no official standing
E5858
The U.S. Board on Geographic Names is a federal body that standardizes geographic names for official use by the United States government.
Aliases (1)
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government agency
→
federal body → geographical names authority → |
| abbreviation |
BGN
→
|
| appliesTo |
geographic names
→
toponymy → |
| clarification |
does not control unofficial or colloquial place names
→
does not regulate non-federal use of geographic names → |
| collaboratesWith |
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
→
United States Geological Survey → |
| country |
United States
→
|
| decisionsBindingOn |
United States federal agencies
→
|
| doesNotHaveAuthorityOver |
general public usage of geographic names
→
geographic names usage by local governments → geographic names usage by state governments → private publishers → |
| establishedBy |
Executive Order
→
|
| establishedInYear |
1890
→
|
| hasAuthorityOver |
official geographic names used in federal publications
→
official geographic names used on federal maps → |
| hasOfficialStanding |
within the United States federal government
→
|
| hasSubdivision |
Domestic Names Committee
→
Foreign Names Committee → |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
→
|
| legalBasis |
43 U.S.C. § 364 et seq.
→
Public Law 80-242 → |
| locatedIn |
Washington, D.C.
→
|
| maintains |
Geographic Names Information System
→
|
| notOfficialStandingClaim |
statement that it has no official standing is incorrect for federal usage context
→
|
| parentAgency |
United States Department of the Interior
→
|
| partOf |
United States Department of the Interior
→
|
| publishes |
Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names
→
|
| purpose |
standardization of geographic names
→
|
| reestablishedInYear |
1947
→
|
| responsibleFor |
maintaining uniform geographic name usage throughout the federal government
→
standardizing geographic names for federal use → |
| scopeOfAuthority |
standardization of names for federal government use only
→
|
| useScope |
official use by the United States government
→
|
| website |
https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names
→
|
| worksInField |
cartography
→
geography → toponymy → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Bermuda Triangle
→
|
consideredBy |