The fiftieth anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names
On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, the author presents the historical background of the ongoing international cooperation on the unification of toponyms on a global scale. The 1967 conference in Geneva was...
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| description | On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, the author presents the historical background of the ongoing international cooperation on the unification of toponyms on a global scale. The 1967 conference in Geneva was extremely important in defining the objectives and tasks of the cooperation, setting out the main areas of action (national standardization, geographical terms, spelling systems, international exchange of information) and, through the resolutions adopted at the time, formulating detailed guidelines for standardization procedures. In the past half-century, the global organising of geographic nomenclature – although still incomplete – has gained a universally accepted institutional framework and has produced the expected results. The UNGEGN (United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names) plays a major role in organising the cyclical conferences, sessions, regional division and working group meetings, and toponymy courses, as well as inspiring the creation of unified databases and publications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa1d7cf41de049dca0301125098ee86a2022-12-22T03:44:28ZengSciendoPolish Cartographical Review0324-83212450-69662017-09-0149313514610.1515/pcr-2017-0010pcr-2017-0010The fiftieth anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical NamesWolnicz-Pawłowska Ewa0University of Warsaw, Faculty of Applied LinguisticsOn the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, the author presents the historical background of the ongoing international cooperation on the unification of toponyms on a global scale. The 1967 conference in Geneva was extremely important in defining the objectives and tasks of the cooperation, setting out the main areas of action (national standardization, geographical terms, spelling systems, international exchange of information) and, through the resolutions adopted at the time, formulating detailed guidelines for standardization procedures. In the past half-century, the global organising of geographic nomenclature – although still incomplete – has gained a universally accepted institutional framework and has produced the expected results. The UNGEGN (United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names) plays a major role in organising the cyclical conferences, sessions, regional division and working group meetings, and toponymy courses, as well as inspiring the creation of unified databases and publications.https://doi.org/10.1515/pcr-2017-0010toponymsinternational standardizationungegn |
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| title | The fiftieth anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names |
| title_full | The fiftieth anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names |
| title_fullStr | The fiftieth anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names |
| title_full_unstemmed | The fiftieth anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names |
| title_short | The fiftieth anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names |
| title_sort | fiftieth anniversary of the first united nations conference on the standardization of geographical names |
| topic | toponyms international standardization ungegn |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/pcr-2017-0010 |
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