Editing Gazetteer (section)

==Types and organization==
Gazetteers are often categorized by the type, and scope, of the information presented. '''''World gazetteers''''' usually consist of an alphabetical listing of countries, with pertinent [[statistics]] for each one, with some gazetteers listing information on individual [[cities]], [[town]]s, [[villages]], and other [[town|settlements]] of varying sizes. '''''Short-form gazetteers''''', often used in conjunction with computer mapping and [[Geographic information system|GIS]] systems, may simply contain a list of place-names together with their locations in [[latitude]] and [[longitude]] or other [[spatial referencing systems]] (e.g.,&nbsp;[[British National Grid]] reference). Short-form gazetteers appear as a place–name index in the rear of major published atlases. '''''Descriptive gazetteers''''' may include lengthy textual descriptions of the places they contain, including explanation of [[Industry (economics)|industries]], [[government]], [[geography]], together with historical perspectives, maps and/or photographs. '''''Thematic gazetteers''''' list places or geographical features by theme; for example fishing ports, [[nuclear power]] stations, or historic buildings. Their common element is that the geographical location is an important attribute of the features listed.

Gazetteer editors gather facts and other information from official government reports, the [[census]], [[chambers of commerce]], together with numerous other sources, and organise these in [[wikt:digest|digest]] form.