Key:gnis:created

gnis:created
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.
Used on these elements
Useful combination
name=* opening_hours=*
Status: discardable
gnis:created=* More details at taginfo More details at taginfo
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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

• gnis:County=*
• gnis:County_num=*
• gnis:county_id=*
• gnis:county_name=*
• gnis:state_alpha=*
• gnis:state_id=*
• gnis:ST_num=*
• gnis:ST_alpha=*
• gnis:ST_alph=*
• gnis:state=*
• gnis:county=*

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.