Subtask 1-iii-8

Monitor the availability of free and easily-accessible authorized digital geographical names data as it is seen as a key driver in encouraging the use of nationally-standardized geographical names

No references to other WGs

WG GNDM

Marija Brnot, Victoria Fölsing, Convenor

1. Compilation of the existing data sources
2. Check whether the data is free and easily-accessible
3. Review every year
4. Encourage more member states to provide authorized geographical names data
   1. Draft a dissemination and communication plan
      1. Articles in the Bulletin
      2. Presentation at national, regional and international conferences/workshops

• Report (at each session)
• Update of the Website (as part of UNGEGN Website): Overview with all free and easily-accessible authorized digital geographical names data)

https://www.ign.gob.ar/NuestrasActividades/Geografia/Nomenclador/Buscador

Dataset of geographical names
Accsess  through NSDI geoportal:
Dataset of geographical names

View and search of geographical names database
Accses through geographical names aplication
View and search of geographical names database

www.geonoma.gov.cy and  https://eservices.dls.moi.gov.cy/#/national/inspiregeoportalmapviewer

Search geographical names is free, files from Geonames are easily accessible.

Geonames: https://ags.cuzk.cz/geoprohlizec/  or https://geoportal.cuzk.cz

and

https://geoportal.cuzk.cz/wms_inspire_gn/WMService.aspx

Geonames: Czech (English). Jména světa: endonyms in more than 120 languages / exonyms in Czech

You can see all danish placenames here (click on “Danske Stednavne” in the left menu): https://sdfekort.dk/spatialmap

You can get all data here (click on “Danske Stednavne”): https://datafordeler.dk/dataoversigt/?emne=landkort%20og%20geografi

The Danish register contains only placenames in Denmark, not Greenland and Faroe Islands.

https://geoshop.hu/en

https://geoshop.hu/en/products/fnt 

Data only in Hungarian, some in minority languages.  

A digital geographical name database is available in Hungary. The version that covers the whole country is equivalent to maps at a scale of about 1:50,000 in terms of the density and accuracy of the name data.  

Unfortunately, it is not free. Data requests can be made via a web interface, but so far, we have always been allowed to give our data freely in framework of an international cooperation.

The data of the Gazetteer of Hungary are considered as national basic data.  The distribution of these is regulated by ministerial decrees. Free access was proposed on several occasions.

Download: https://www.lmi.is/is/landupplysingar/gagnagrunnar/nidurhal

Map viewer: https://ornefnasja.lmi.is/mapview/?application=ornefnasja <https://ornefnasja.lmi.is/mapview/?application=ornefnasja> 

Geoportal: https://kort.lmi.is/?lang=is

Metadata: https://gatt.lmi.is/geonetwork/srv/ice/catalog.search#/metadata/AED93950-4043-4D42-B8F8-C118611F33C9 <https://gatt.lmi.is/geonetwork/srv/ice/catalog.search#/metadata/AED93950-4043-4D42-B8F8-C118611F33C9>

Place Names Database of Latvia. Public Version:

http://vietvardi.lgia.gov.lv/vv/to_www.sakt

Open Data:

https://www.lgia.gov.lv/lv/vietvardu-dati-atvertajos-datos

GV_DRLT is as downloadable data set, view service, search service that can be integrated into other IS, and interactive e-service https://www.geoportal.lt/vietovardziai

GV_DRLT is also reused for the implementation of geographical names data theme under the EU directive INSPIRE - https://www.geoportal.lt/geoportal/en/web/en/search#queryText=Annex%20I.%20Geographical%20names%20(INSPIRE

INSPIRE:

1. As file download - https://kartkatalog.geonorge.no/metadata/inspire-geographical-names/be676da7-4339-4f1c-8932-0fbb3cee9f2b
2. As service, WFS - https://wfs.geonorge.no/skwms1/wfs.inspire-gn?service=WFS&request=GetCapabilities 

Norwegian full service:

1. As file download - https://kartkatalog.geonorge.no/metadata/stedsnavn-komplett-ssr/e1c50348-962d-4047-8325-bdc265c853ed
2. As service, WFS - https://wfs.geonorge.no/skwms1/wfs.stedsnavn50?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetCapabilities

Norwegian simplified:

1. As file download - https://kartkatalog.geonorge.no/metadata/stedsnavn/30caed2f-454e-44be-b5cc-26bb5c0110ca
2. As service, WFS - https://wfs.geonorge.no/skwms1/wfs.stedsnavn?request=GetCapabilities&service=WFS

There I also Web Map Services(WMS) and a search service(Rest-API)  available.

https://a3.geosrbija.rs/

Yes

The web service “Map search and place-names” (Sw. Sök ortnamn) gives access to officially approved place-names data. The service is available from this web page: https://ortnamn.lantmateriet.se/

The database is in Swedish. The data also contains place-names in the minority languages (Saami, Finnish and Meänkieli) with their officially approved orthography.

Lantmäteriet is the mapping authority of Sweden. Geodata and map services are accessible through e-services from the authority’s web page www.lantmateriet.se.

nsdi.gov.ua (services are not provided).

Authorized digital data on geographical names were provided through the Geoportal of the pilot project (the National Spatial Data Infrastructure Geoportal in the mode of experimental operation).

In 2022, it was planned to create the National Geoportal and provide digital data on geographical names through the services of the National Geoportal.

From February 24, 2022, services are not provided.