US Board on Geographic Names
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:government_agency
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| gptkbp:abbreviation |
BGN
|
| gptkbp:collaboratesWith |
gptkb:United_States_Geological_Survey
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:established |
1890
|
| gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:Reston,_Virginia
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
US Board on Geographic Names
|
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States_federal_government
|
| gptkbp:oversees |
gptkb:Geographic_Names_Information_System
|
| gptkbp:parentOrganization |
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_the_Interior
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
maintain uniform usage of geographic names
resolve name disputes |
| gptkbp:reportsTo |
gptkb:Secretary_of_the_Interior
|
| gptkbp:responsibleFor |
standardizing geographic names
|
| gptkbp:type |
federal board
|
| gptkbp:website |
https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/ngp/board-on-geographic-names
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:USGS_GNIS
gptkb:Geographic_Names_Information_System |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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