FIPS 10-4
The
The FIPS 10-4 codes are similar to (but sometimes incompatible with) the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes. The standard also includes codes for the top-level subdivision of the countries, similar to but usually incompatible with the ISO 3166-2 standard.
History
On September 2, 2008, FIPS 10-4 was one of ten standards withdrawn by NIST as a Federal Information Processing Standard.[1] The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency continued to maintain the FIPS 10-4 codes in an informal document titled "Geopolitical Entities and Codes" (GEC) until December 31, 2014,[2][3] retiring the GEC on March 31, 2015.[4]
On January 23, 2013, the U.S. Department of Defense released the first edition of "Geopolitical Entities, Names and Codes" (GENC), a U.S. federal government profile of ISO 3166-1 and ISO 3166-2. GENC is designed to be compatible with ISO 3166 but reflect U.S. government diplomatic recognition and naming decisions by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names; it is intended to be the basis for a future U.S. national profile of the ISO standards.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Federal Register, September 2, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 170), page 51276
- ^ "Appendix D: Country Data Codes". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "NGA: GNS Country Codes". geonames.nga.mil. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ "GENC Standard — Frequently Asked Questions". NSG Standards Registry. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Geopolitical Entities, Names, and Codes". NSG Standards Registry. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved December 23, 2021.