IGN topographic symbol set
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The IGN topographic symbol set is a standardized collection of cartographic symbols used by France’s national mapping agency to depict terrain features, landmarks, and infrastructure on its detailed topographic maps.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| IGN topographic symbol set canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16314667 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IGN topographic symbol set Context triple: [IGN Top25, mapSymbolStandard, IGN topographic symbol set]
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A.
Norwegian national topographic map symbols
Norwegian national topographic map symbols are the standardized cartographic icons and graphic conventions used across Norway’s official topographic maps to represent terrain, land use, infrastructure, and other geographic features.
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B.
USGS topographic maps
USGS topographic maps are detailed, large-scale representations of the Earth's surface produced by the U.S. Geological Survey, showing natural and man-made features with contour lines to depict elevation and terrain.
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C.
Survey of India topographic map series
The Survey of India topographic map series is a comprehensive collection of detailed, large-scale maps covering the entire country’s terrain, elevations, and geographic features, widely used for planning, navigation, and research.
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D.
Transport and Map Symbols block
The Transport and Map Symbols block is a range of Unicode characters dedicated to pictographic icons representing various modes of transportation, map symbols, and related signage used in digital text.
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E.
New Topographics
New Topographics is a 1970s photographic movement known for its detached, documentary-style depictions of banal, human-altered landscapes that challenged traditional notions of beauty in landscape photography.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IGN topographic symbol set Target entity description: The IGN topographic symbol set is a standardized collection of cartographic symbols used by France’s national mapping agency to depict terrain features, landmarks, and infrastructure on its detailed topographic maps.
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A.
Norwegian national topographic map symbols
Norwegian national topographic map symbols are the standardized cartographic icons and graphic conventions used across Norway’s official topographic maps to represent terrain, land use, infrastructure, and other geographic features.
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B.
USGS topographic maps
USGS topographic maps are detailed, large-scale representations of the Earth's surface produced by the U.S. Geological Survey, showing natural and man-made features with contour lines to depict elevation and terrain.
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C.
Survey of India topographic map series
The Survey of India topographic map series is a comprehensive collection of detailed, large-scale maps covering the entire country’s terrain, elevations, and geographic features, widely used for planning, navigation, and research.
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D.
Transport and Map Symbols block
The Transport and Map Symbols block is a range of Unicode characters dedicated to pictographic icons representing various modes of transportation, map symbols, and related signage used in digital text.
-
E.
New Topographics
New Topographics is a 1970s photographic movement known for its detached, documentary-style depictions of banal, human-altered landscapes that challenged traditional notions of beauty in landscape photography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.