RELEASED: July 2017
AUDIENCE:General public, partner agencies
BASE DATA:Geographic Names Information System
LINK:https://txpub.usgs.gov/dss/search_api/
PRESS:USGS Technical Announcement
This API is a location search tool for locations contained in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) database. This API is suitable for hydrologically-centric applications, excludes commercial locations, is customizable, is intuitive to use, and performs well. Additional features include:
- Framework Independence
- Database Richness
- Suggestion Organization
- Automatic State Filtering
- Wild Card Support.
- Latitude-Longitude Recognition
- Customizable Behavior and Appearance