https://downfallnotes.com/tags/geo/ Recent content in Geo on Downfallnotes Hugo en-US Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:50:56 -0600 https://downfallnotes.com/docs/carto/gnis-bezier/ Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:26:15 +0000 https://downfallnotes.com/docs/carto/gnis-bezier/ <h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>The GNIS (Geographic Names Information System) is the authoritative* source of information for place names in the United States. It is a fantastic dataset and despite the fact that there seems to be no reasonable way to get errors fixed–namely grossly misplaced peaks and elevation values–it has proven to be a valuable resource for cartographers. All of the features in the GNIS dataset are point features even if they represent features that are distinctly linear.</p>