Reference Features

Geoconnex uses reference features to standardize references to the same real-world things such as watersheds, monitoring locations, or counties.

The Geoconnex system uses persistent identifiers, also known as PIDs. These associate a feature with a static number so that one can change the name or details of a feature without breaking associated links.

These features can be found at https://reference.geoconnex.us/ and a guide to use reference feature data can be found in the Access Data tab

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See the following pages for more background info:

• view how reference features fit into the overall system architecture
• how you can contribute reference features