Geographical Names :Detailing map and enhancing GIS

Presented at th

e FIG Congress 2018,

May 6-11, 2018 in

Ista

nbul, Turkey

PRESENTATION STRUCTURE

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• Why geographic names?

• Who Decides What Names Go on a Map

• Significance and Standardization

• National agenda dan global awareness

For 125 years, a group you’ve never heard of has been helping create

a common language for the world’s place – geographical name

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CREATIVE

Thursday, May 10,

2018

SULIT 4ORMELING _GEOBUSINESS

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complementing geographical

data….

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matching geographical data

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depicting geographical data

Tell history and heritage

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it eliminates problems that arise from

inconsistencies and redundancies

By standardizing place names on

government maps, it eliminates problems

that arise from inconsistencies and

redundancies—a boon to mapmakers and

map-readers alike.

ORMELING _GEOBUSINESS

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it eliminates problems that arise from

inconsistencies and redundancies

STANDARDISATION OF

PUBLIC GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

IN MALAYSIA

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Thursday, May 10,

2018

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JKNG National ProgramsIntegration of geographical names into

topographic map updating process

REFLECTING NATIONAL IDENTITY

Towns:

• Jesselton Kota Kinabalu

• Maxwell Hill Bukit Larut

• Port Swettenham Pelabuhan Kelang

UNGEGN – UN Geographical

Experts on Geographic Names

UNGEGN Asia South East Division

(12 country members)