• Antelope Release 5.5 Linux 2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64 2015-04-21

 

NAME

gnis2db - convert GNIS feature-name files to database

SYNOPSIS

gnis2db gnis_file database [State]

SUPPORT


Contributed code: NO BRTT support.
THIS PIECE OF SOFTWARE WAS CONTRIBUTED BY THE ANTELOPE USER COMMUNITY. BRTT DISCLAIMS ALL OWNERSHIP, LIABILITY, AND SUPPORT FOR THIS PIECE OF SOFTWARE.

FOR HELP WITH THIS PIECE OF SOFTWARE, PLEASE CONTACT THE CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR.

DESCRIPTION

gnis2db takes a file of geographic names in GNIS (Geographic Name Information System) format, and converts it to a database in the places1.2 or related schema. Two common formats are supported. If no State is specified on the command line, the input lines will be parsed as though the first element is the state in which the feature occurs. If a State (e.g. "CA" or "AK") is specified on the command line, this is used in all rows added to the database, and the input lines are parsed assuming that they do not contain the state as the first field. [N.B. if state is not the first field of the input lines, but no single state is appropriate for the entire file, the state may be specified on the command line as the null value "-"].

EXAMPLE

SEE ALSO

http://mapping.usgs.gov/

BUGS AND CAVEATS

There are a number of different GNIS file formats. Only two are supported.

AUTHOR

Jennifer Eakins. Tweaked for new schema and installed by Kent Lindquist.
Antelope User Group Contributed Software
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