System identyfikatorów i nazw miejscowości
System identyfikatorów i nazw miejscowości, or SIMC, is a Polish government scheme to create unique identifiers for places. It is part of the Krajowego Rejestru Urzędowego Podziału Terytorialnego Kraju. The system is managed by the Central Statistical Office .
SIMC is a registry of names of places and their constituent parts, including the following information:
SIMC IDs and place names are updated on a regular basis after changes of official names of places and changes in the basic territorial divisions of the state. SIMC IDs are unique and permanent.
