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To: Boot Hill

Boot, on this page http://gnswww.nima.mil/geonames/GNS/index.jsp

it is stated

"Place name errors have been discovered in the GeoNet Names Server (GNS) over Afghanistan and Pakistan. Use GNS information for these countries with caution."

what a coincidence!


537 posted on 07/23/2004 2:16:57 PM PDT by AdmSmith
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To: AdmSmith
“Place name errors have been discovered in the GeoNet Names Server...”

They put that up about two weeks ago. I guess they got tired of me emailing them about the errors I found, like the following one...

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Native Chamkani, Darya-ye
Name Country Code: AF

(4) STM 32° 36' 00" N 071° 20' 00" E AF00 YB10 NI42-16 -3371818 -4790635 1998-06-26
Native Kurram River (UNI= -4790636)
Short Form: Kurram
Name Country Code: PK
Variant Laza (UNI= -4808999)
Variant Korram, Darya-ye (UNI= -4807417)
Variant Kormah (UNI= -4807404)
Variant Kurram (UNI= 452046)
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The feature is listed as being in Afghanistan, but the coordinates place it in smack-dab in the middle of Pakistan, near the Indus River!

(For the life of me, I can't figure out why they keep sending me hate-mail!)

--Boot Hill

555 posted on 07/23/2004 3:07:48 PM PDT by Boot Hill (Candy gram for Osama bin Mongo, candy gram for Osama bin Mongo!!)
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