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Cartographic Data Source Codes

Introduction
Cartographic Data Source Codes
Cartographic Data Source Code Usage in MARC

Introduction

Cartographic Data Sources identifies the source for mathematical cartographic data, including scale, projection, and/or coordinates in coded form, contained in a bibliographic record and assigns a code to each source.  The purpose of this list is to enable the source of cartographic data in metadata records to be indicated by a code.  For code assignment, general structure, usage, and maintenance guidelines see Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules, and Schemes.

Arrangement of the List

Entries in the list are arranged in alphabetical order by the code and consist of the source code followed by the bibliographic citation for the source documentation. The citations are linked to the online source for some codes.

Code Structure

Each code consists of a maximum of 12 characters, including lowercase alphabetic characters, numeric characters 0 through 9, and the hyphen (-).  Possible additions to codes are described in Source Codes.

Cartographic Data Source Codes

aadcg
Australian Antarctic Data Centre Antarctic Gazetteer External Link (Australian Antarctic Data Centre)
acgms
Atlas of Canada Gazetteer Map Service External Link (Natural Resources Canada)
ahcb
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries External Link (Newberry Library)
bcgnis
BC Geographical Names Information System (BCGNIS) External Link (Government of British Columbia )
cbf
Cartographic Boundary Files External Link (U.S. Census Bureau)
cga
Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica External Link (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
cgndb
Canadian Geographical Names Database External Link (Natural Resources Canada)
cgotw
Columbia Gazetteer of the World External Link (Columbia University Press)
csa
Tirion, Wil. The Cambridge star atlas (Cambridge, UK ; New York: Cambridge University Press)
cwg
Cambridge world gazetteer: a geographical dictionary (Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press)
erpn
Scott, Andrew. The encyclopedia of raincoast place names: a complete reference to coastal British Columbia (Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing)
esriarc
ESRI ArcView External Link
edm
Enciclopedia de México (Ciudad de México: Enciclopedia de México)
fnib
Foreign names information bulletin (Washington, D.C.: Defense Mapping Agency)
gbos
Ordnance Survey External Link (Great Britain Ordnance Survey
geoapn
GeoScience Australia Place Names External Link (Geoscience Australia)
geonames
GeoNames External Link
geonet
NGA GEOnet Names Server (GNS) External Link (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)
gettytgn
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Online External Link (J. Paul Getty Trust)
gnis
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) External Link (United States Geological Survey, Board on Geographic Names)
gnrnsw
Geographical Names Register of NSW External Link (New South Wales Government)
goj
Gazetteer of Japan External Link (Geographical Survey Institute, and the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department of the Japan Coast Guard)
gooearth
Google Earth External Link
gpn
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature External Link
gufn
GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names - General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans External Link (GEBCO)
knab
Kohanimeandmebaas (KNAB) External Link (Eesti Keele Instituut)
lwip
Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance External Link (Ramsar)
mapland
Maplandia.com: Google maps world gazetteer External Link
mwgd
Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary (Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc.)
natmap
The National Map-Boundaries (USGS) External Link (U.S. Geological Survey)
nsgn
Nova Scotia Geographical Names External Link (Province of Nova Scotia)
nzggn
New Zealand gazetteer of official geographic names External Link (New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB))
nzpnd
New Zealand place names database External Link (New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB))
other
Other (A source other than one for which a unique code has been established)
peakbag
Peakbagger.com External Link
pnosa
PlaceNames Online: South Australian State Gazetteer External Link (Government of South Australia, Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure)
pwme
Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia External Link (Peakware)
rsd
Ramsar Sites Database External Link (Ramsar)
sagns
South African Geographical Names System External Link (South African Department of Arts and Culture)
volwrld
Volcano World External Link (Oregon Space Grant Consortium)
vow
Volcanoes of the World External Link
wdpa
World Database on Protected Areas External Link (World Commission on Protected Areas)
whl
World Heritage List External Link (UNESCO)
wikiped
Wikipedia External Link
wld
World Lake Database External Link formerly called World Lakes Database External Link
wpntpl
Washington Place Names External Link (Tacoma Public Library)

Cartographic Data Source Code Usage in MARC

MARC 21 Formats and Fields

  • Bibliographic records
    • 034 $2 (Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data / Source)
  • Authority records
    • 034 $2 (Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data / Source)
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