Disambiguation evidence for U.S. Board on Geographic Names as having no official standing via surface form

"U.S. Board on Geographic Names"


As subject (42)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "U.S. Board on Geographic Names".

Predicate Object
abbreviation BGN
appliesTo geographic names
appliesTo toponymy
clarification does not control unofficial or colloquial place names
clarification does not regulate non-federal use of geographic names
collaboratesWith National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
collaboratesWith United States Geological Survey
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decisionsBindingOn United States federal agencies
doesNotHaveAuthorityOver general public usage of geographic names
doesNotHaveAuthorityOver geographic names usage by local governments
doesNotHaveAuthorityOver geographic names usage by state governments
doesNotHaveAuthorityOver private publishers
establishedBy Executive Order
establishedInYear 1890
hasAuthorityOver official geographic names used in federal publications
hasAuthorityOver official geographic names used on federal maps
hasOfficialStanding within the United States federal government
hasSubdivision Domestic Names Committee
hasSubdivision Foreign Names Committee
instanceOf United States government agency
instanceOf federal body
instanceOf geographical names authority
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalBasis 43 U.S.C. § 364 et seq.
legalBasis 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
responsibleFor 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
worksInField geography
worksInField toponymy