Date (Creation)

2010-01-01

Date (Publication)

2010-01-01

Edition

1ª Edición del WMS y WFS

Citation identifier

IGN / NGBE

Citation identifier

IGN / ngbe_nombres-geograficos

Presentation form

Digital document

Presentation form

Digital table

Purpose

The purpose of the Basic Gazetteer of Spain is to include all the official georeferenced denominations on topographical cartography at scales of 1:25,000 and below, both in Spanish and in the corresponding co-official languages. It is part of the National Geographic Reference Equipment

Credit

Instituto Geográfico Nacional

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
National Geographic Institute		ign@transportes.gob.es	Owner
National Centre of Geographic Information (CNIG)		consulta@cnig.es	Publisher

Maintenance and update frequency

Monthly

Update scope

Dataset

Maintenance note

Actualización mensual

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Nombres geográficos

Keywords

• High-value dataset

High-value dataset categories

• Geospatial
• Geographical names

Ámbito Espacial

• Nacional

Keywords

• IGN

• CNIG

• España

• Toponimia

• Nomenclátor

Specific usage

Search and location of geographical entities. Geographically referenced official names to be used in the official cartography.

User contact info

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
National Geographic Institute		ign@transportes.gob.es	Author

Access constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

Sin limitaciones al acceso público.

Use constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

No se aplican condiciones de acceso y uso.

Other constraints

NGBE CC BY 4.0 ign.es

Spatial representation type

Text, table

Denominator

25000

Language

Spanish; Castilian

Language

Catalan; Valencian

Language

baq

Language

glg

Character set

UTF8

Topic category

• Location

Description

Península Ibérica, Illes Balears, Islas Canarias, Ceuta y Melilla

Supplemental Information

https://centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/documentos/Memoria_NGBE.pdf

Unique resource identifier

ETRS89 UTM huso 29 en la parte oeste correspondiente de la península.

Unique resource identifier

ETRS89 UTM huso 30 en la Península, Ceuta y Melilla.

Unique resource identifier

ETRS89 UTM huso 31 en Illes Balears y la parte este correspondiente de la Península.

Unique resource identifier

REGCAN95 UTM Huso 28 en las Islas Canarias.

Unique resource identifier

ETRS89 en la Península, Illes Balears, Ceuta y Melilla. Coordenadas geográficas longitud y latitud.

Unique resource identifier

REGCAN95 en las Islas Canarias. Coordenadas geográficas longitud y latitud.

Distribution format

Name	Version
CSV	Desconocido
gml+xml a través de servicio WFS y ATOM	4.0
geo+json a través de API Features	1.0.2

Units of distribution

Whole Spain

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
OGC Web Map Service	https://www.ign.es/wms-inspire/ngbe?REQUEST=GetCapabilities&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.3.0	View Services (WMS) of Basic Gazetteer of Spain
OGC Web Feature Service	https://www.ign.es/wfs-inspire/ngbe?REQUEST=GetCapabilities&SERVICE=WFS&VERSION=2.0.0	Download Services (WFS) of Basic Gazetteer of Spain
Atom Feed	https://www.ign.es/atom/dataset_feeds/nomen_geo_bas.es.xml	Download Services (ATOM Feed) of Basic Gazetteer of Spain
OGC API - Features - Part 1: Core	https://api-features.ign.es/collections/namedplace	API for downloading Basic Gazetteer of Spain (API-Features)
File for download	https://centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/buscadorCatalogo.do?codFamilia=NGBES	Free download through the CNIG's download centre

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Statement

In order to obtain the NGBE, we have started from the denominations extracted from the topographic cartography of the National Geographic Institute on a scale of 1:25,000, on which the following methodological criteria have been applied for its purification: 1.Previous general treatments, suppression of descriptive terms and development of abbreviations.2. Elimination of toponyms of foreign countries which, due to cartographic needs, are symbolised, but which do not fall within the geographical scope defined for the realisation of the NGBE.3.Elimination of duplicated toponyms in different registers. Given the cartographic origin of toponyms, these appear as many times as necessary for the correct identification of the cartographic element.4. Transformation of the original cartographic classification into a new classification developed for this project based on toponymic criteria.5.Verification of the geographical referencing of the toponyms, specifying their location according to the entity they identify. The location of the toponyms that comes from the existing positioning in the cartography, is governed by the correct legibility of the map. Sometimes this location does not unequivocally identify the geographical entity they are calling. The situation of the toponyms has been corrected so that they make precise reference to the geographical element they indicate.6. 7.Treatment of composite toponyms (independent registers aggregated by means of conjunctions or linguistic symbols).8.Assignment of the INE code to each toponymic register, considering eleven figures (corresponding to the ;Nucleus of Population level) for registers linked to entities contemplated in the National Statistics Institute (INE) and five figures (corresponding to the ;Municipality level) for the remaining toponyms)

Description

The sources used for the elaboration of this NGBE are: National Topographic Base, Registry of Local Entities of the Ministry of Finance and Public Administration, National, Regional and Natural Parks, State Airports, State Ports, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Geodesic Vertices of the National Geographic Institute and official denominations through publication in the different Bulletins and Official Journals

Denominator

25000

Title

Numerical Cartographic Base

Alternate title

BTN

Date (Creation)

2006-01-01

Cited responsible party

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
National Geographic Institute		ign@transportes.gob.es	Point of contact

Metadata

File identifier

spaignNGBE XML

Metadata language

Spanish; Castilian

Character set

UTF8

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Date stamp

2025-02-14

Metadata standard name

INSPIRE Regulation Nº1205/2008

Metadata standard version

TG 2.0

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
National Geographic Institute		ign@transportes.gob.es	Point of contact

Other language

Language	Character encoding
English	UTF8