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GIS · iOS

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GeoNames Map Explorer

NGA foreign and USGS domestic place names, searchable on a vector-tile map

Originally available only to US Government personnel through NGA's GEOINT App Store, now public. GeoNames data across nine feature classes is displayed on an OpenStreetMap vector-tile basemap with advanced and spatial search, audio playback and offline downloads for user-defined areas of interest.

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Platforms: iOS.

01Capabilities

What GeoNames Map Explorer does

Works immediately online; offline data for custom areas of interest
Nine GeoNames feature classes with per-class visibility and zoom scaling
Advanced and spatial search across NGA foreign and USGS domestic names
Coordinate display (lat/long, MGRS, GARS) and scale bar
Measure area and length; location tracking; spatial bookmarks
Vector-tile overlays: MGRS grid, GARS grid, time zones, international boundaries
Mapbox and OSM search

02Data & services

Formats and services supported

User-loaded data

  • GeoJSON
  • MBTiles raster & vector
  • GeoPackage raster tiles (3857) & vector features
  • Attribute grid for GPKG/GeoJSON

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