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3-1 Role of the UN in the 3-1 Role of the UN in the standardization of standardization of
geographical namesgeographical names
Helen Kerfoot
Natural Resources Canada
BackgroundBackground
1950s - need for clear unambiguous names in UN cartography and communication
1960s -first UN technical meetings; first UN conference (1967)
2000s– names at core of communication ... maps,
census, search & rescue, postal services, etc.– UN continues to provide focus and forum
8th Conference 2002; 21st UNGEGN session 2002
Some major goals/dreamsSome major goals/dreams
Every country having some form of authority for geographical names
Standardized (“authorized”) forms of names nationally recognized and used
All authorized names easily available and accessible for international use
All languages/writing systems having a standardized conversion to Roman orthography
Some areas of common interestSome areas of common interest Field collection of locally used names
– resolving questions of recording and writing Names authorities and standardization
processes Disseminating data - gazetteers, digital files,
data transfer standards, world wide web ... Developing national toponymic guidelines
for international cartographic use Conventional names and exonyms
How the system functionsHow the system functions UN Conferences (every 5 years) UNGEGN (~ every 2 years) UNGEGN Divisions (22)
– geographical and/or linguistic groups of countries UNGEGN Working Groups
– Publicity and funding; Toponymic terminology– Gazetteers and toponymic data files– Country names; Romanization systems– Training courses
UNGEGN tools and Berlin UNGEGN tools and Berlin ConferenceConference
Available references– UNGEGN and Conference reports– individual papers– UNGEGN web site– Glossary of terms– UNGEGN brochure
UNCSGN Conference – Where, time, how it functions
UNCSGN UNCSGN resolutionsresolutions
Linguistic/Geographical DivisionsLinguistic/Geographical Divisions
1. East Central and South-East Europe DivisionAlbania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia(Chair: Milan Adamic, Slovenia)Web site: http://www.sigov.si/kszi/division/index.html
16th SESSION OF THE EAST CENTRAL AND S16th SESSION OF THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH-EAST DIVISION OF THE UNGEGNOUTH-EAST DIVISION OF THE UNGEGN
MEETING OF THE WG ON GAZETTEERS AND MEETING OF THE WG ON GAZETTEERS AND TOPONYMIC DATA FILESTOPONYMIC DATA FILESApril 18-20, 2001, Ljubljana, Slovenia The aim of the meeting will be focused on
establishing national database system on geographical names and giving answers to the following questions:
How to create a national toponymic database? What are the data elements required in the database? What are the data formats required? What are the data transfer standards required? How to maintain collected data?
UNGEGN WORKING UNGEGN WORKING GROUPSGROUPS
Under the umbrella of UNGEGN, several working groups have been created to follow up topics and issues which cut across the divisional structure of UNGEGN.
1. Working Group on Country Names1. Working Group on Country Names Convenor: Sylvie Lejeune (France) Convenor: Sylvie Lejeune (France) sylviesylvie..lejeunelejeune@@ignign..frfr
2. Working Group on Gazetteers and Toponymic Data Files2. Working Group on Gazetteers and Toponymic Data Files Convenor: Randall Flynn (USA) Convenor: Randall Flynn (USA) [email protected]@nima.mil
3. Working Group on Toponymic Terminology3. Working Group on Toponymic Terminology Convenor: Naftali Kadmon (Israel) Convenor: Naftali Kadmon (Israel) [email protected]@mscc.huji.ac.il
4. Working Group on Publicity and Funding4. Working Group on Publicity and Funding Convenor: David Munro Convenor: David Munro [email protected]@strath.ac.uk 5. Working Group on Romanization Systems5. Working Group on Romanization Systems Convenor: Peeter Päll (Estonia) Convenor: Peeter Päll (Estonia) [email protected]@eki.ee
6. Working Group on Training Courses in Toponymy6. Working Group on Training Courses in Toponymy Convenor: Ferjan Ormeling (Netherlands) Convenor: Ferjan Ormeling (Netherlands) toponymytoponymy@@geoggeog..uuuu..nlnl
7. Working Group on Evaluation and implementation7. Working Group on Evaluation and implementation Convenor: Ki-Suk Lee (Republic of Korea) Convenor: Ki-Suk Lee (Republic of Korea) leekisukleekisuk@@plazaplaza..snusnu..acac..krkr
8. Working Group on Exonyms8. Working Group on Exonyms Convenor: Milan Orozen Adamic (Slovenia) Convenor: Milan Orozen Adamic (Slovenia) milanmilan@@zrczrc--sazusazu.si.si
9. Working Group on Pronunciation9. Working Group on Pronunciation Convenor: Donall Mac Giolla Easpaig (Ireland) Convenor: Donall Mac Giolla Easpaig (Ireland) dmacgiollaeaspaigdmacgiollaeaspaig@@pobailpobail.ie.ie
Other UNGEGN Working Groups that have beenOther UNGEGN Working Groups that have been created, created,
fulfilled theirfulfilled their functions, and functions, and have have been disbanded, been disbanded,
include:include: Names of undersea and maritime features Names of undersea and maritime features
Extraterrestrial topographic namesExtraterrestrial topographic names