Key:gnis:created

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Description
The GNIS Date Created value which is the date that the record was created in GNIS. This is not useful information in OSM and can be safely deleted. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
Status: discardable

The GNIS Date Created value which is the date that the record was created in GNIS. This is not useful information in OSM and can be safely deleted.

See https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/USGS_GNIS#Legacy_tags_from_GNIS_imports

See https://osmus.slack.com/archives/C029HV951/p1701687771582489 and https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/mass-remove-gnis-created-and-similar-tags/107018/

See also

which are basically weird form of is_in tag and in general in similar situation


gnis:Class=* and gnis:feature_type=* are also highly dubious.

Systematically removed by Mechanical Edits/Mateusz Konieczny - bot account/remove not needed GNIS tags