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186Part III: Digital Mapping on Your ComputerFigure 11-3:Detailedinformationfrom theGNISdatabase.Using the GEOnet Name Server (GNS)The GEONet Name Server (GNS) searches for features around the world. GNSis located at http://earth-info.nima.mil/gns/html/index.html.The database contains over 3.5 million features and over 5 million placenames for locations outside of the United States. The military relies on GNSfor its operations, so the database is updated every other week.GNS is primarily designed for military use. Some of the search criteria andinformation in the database isn’t very useful to the average civilian. At bestexpect to find these types of information for a given feature: Country Type Latitude and longitude
Chapter 11: Finding Places and Coordinates187To perform a basic GNS search for a feature, follow these steps:1. Go to the GNS Web site at http://earth-info.nima.mil/gns/html.2. Click the Access GNS link.3. Click the GNS Search link in the GNS Main Menu at the left of the page.The GNS search page is shown in Figure 11-4.You can enter search criteria by scrolling down the page.4. In the Name text box, enter the name of the feature you’re looking for.A drop-down list box to the right of the text box lets you narrow yoursearch with these options:• Starts With• Is an Exact Match• Contains• Ends With5. If you know the country the feature is located in, select the countryfrom the list.6. Click the Search Database button.Figure 11-4:The GNSsearchpage.
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