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Participants | Working Group on Geographical Names Data Management |
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Subtask Action Item | Subtask Action Items (#) | Actors / Responsibility | Output and Time Frame | Action Item WG Task Team | Caring Colleague for WG | Proposed Approach | Proposed Outcome/Deliverables | Proposed Deadline | Status (done, in progress, delayed) |
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Provide consultancy to the developments related to the UNGEGN database, UNECA “UNECA Africa GeoNyms database/gazetteer initiative”, the INSPIRE initiative, the UN and European gazetteer projects, the GIS web-based World Geonames Application and other projects of developing countries | 1-i-1 | Bureau, WG GNDM, Task Team for Africa | Report on progress for each UNGEGN session to 2029 (if appropriate to be included in the report of the WG GNDM) Contributions to Training Courses on Toponymy to be assessed annually | Chair | Pier-Giorgio Zaccheddu |
| Report (as part of the WG report) at each Session | 05-2023 | to be started |
Evaluate and assess exchange standards for geographical names information and for web services (gazetteer, feature and mapping) for the provision of geographical names information (comprising the review of Part II of the UNGEGN Technical Reference Manual) | 1-i-2 | WG GNDM other members/countries | Report on exchange standards in 2023 | Task Team of WG members: Roman Stani-Fertl, Peder Gammeltoft Teemu Leskinen, Peeter Päll
| Teemu Leskinen | +++ to be compiled +++ Some preliminary thoughts for consideration (TL):
| +++ to be compiled +++ | +++ To be compiled +++ | to be started |
Present geographical names data management topics at national and international conferences organized in the fields of geospatial information management | 1-i-3 | WG GNDM | Assess annually | Chair and other WG members | Pier-Giorgio Zaccheddu |
| Report (as part of the WG report) at each session | 05-2023 | to be started |
Promote, agree and disseminate romanization systems for national and global use | 1-i-4 | WG GNDM, WG GNCH, WG RS | Assess annually | Catherine Cheetham | Catherine Cheetham | WGRS convenors to liaise with Member States to assist donor countries in developing and putting forward for adoption scientific romanization systems, as part of core role of WG. | Report (as part of the WG report) at each session | 05-2023 | to be started |
Promote and support the establishment of an authoritative international database/gazetteer of geographical names to be disseminated to the public through UNGEGN | 1-i-5 | Bureau, | Report on opportunities for an international database/gazetteer activity in 2023 | Task Team of WG members: Catherine Cheetham
| Susan Birtles |
| Outcome - Understanding of requirements for an international database/gazetteer. Deliverable - Report on findings and proposal for next steps (Report on behalf of WG at 2023 session). | +++ To be compiled +++ | to be started |
Examine processes and recommend good practice
| 1-ii-6 | WG GNDM (for 2 and 3), | Report on good practices for each UNGEGN session to 2029 | Task Team(s) of WG members:
Jasper Hogerwerf, Ingvil Nordland,
Re 2) Susan Birtles, Jasper Hogerwerf, Ingvil Nordland, Peder Gammeltoft, Aji Pudra, Young-Hoon Kim
Re 3) Chair, Teemu Leskinen, Kristina Kwiatkowski, Jasper Hogerwerf | Ingvil Nordland (for 1) Jasper Hogerwerf (for 2 and 3) | For 1)
For 2)
For 3)
| For 1)
For 2)
For 3)
| +++ To be compiled +++ | to be started |
Promote the use of the online discussion forum (Wiki) e.g.
| 1-ii-7 | WG GNDM | Assess annually | Wiki moderators:
Catherine Cheetham, Vita Strautniece, Teemu Leskinnen, Susan Birtles, Chair | Pier-Giorgio Zaccheddu |
| +++ To be compiled +++ | +++ To be compiled +++ | to be started |
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 | 1-iii-8 | No references to other WGs WG GNDM | Assess annually | Marija Brnot, Victoria Reeh | Victoria Reeh |
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| 05-2023 | to be started |
Organize workshops and on innovative, research and/or technical issues/topics like e.g. volunteered geographic information, crowd sourced data, Linked Open Data or speech technology | 1-iii-9 | WG GNDM, | Workshops in 2022-2025 (likely in conjunction with Division meetings) | Chair, Susan Birtles and others (Eveline Wandl-Vogt, Peder Gammeltoft) | Peder Gammeltoft | +++ to be compiled +++ | +++ To be compiled +++ | +++ To be compiled +++ | to be started |
Evaluate and assess innovative methods to be used for Romanization, e.g. machine transliteration | 1-iii-10 | WG RS | Report on innovative methods for Romanization for each UNGEGN session to 2029 | Catherine Cheetham | Catherine Cheetham | Active monitoring of global romanization activities, reaching out to WGRS members, other international bodies, e.g. ISO, and academia. | Report (as part of the WG report) at each session | 05-23 | to be started |
Interaction with UN-GGIM to be continuously reviewed and evaluated for upgrading the activity level in relation to over-arching activities, such as addressing the SDGs | 2-i-2 | Chair, Bureau, WG GNDM | Assess relevant activities annually | Chair, Catherine Cheetham
| Pier-Giorgio Zaccheddu | To be assigned by the Bureau | To be assigned by the Bureau | tbd | to be started |
Work with UNECA to establish stronger and more permanent ties aimed to:
| 2-i-3 | a. Task Team for Africa, UNGEGN Divisions in Africa b. Task Team for Africa, UNGEGN Divisions in Africa c. Task Team for Africa, UNGEGN Divisions in Africa, WG GNDM | a, b and c: Re-establish ties in 2021 Develop workable programmes and establish goals by 2023 | Chair | Pier-Giorgio Zaccheddu | To be assigned by the Bureau | To be assigned by the Bureau | tbd | to be started |
Continue to communicate and liaise with existing groups and explore further effective ways of cooperation with: ICA, ICOS, IGU, IHO, ISO, OGC, PAIGH, SCAR (SCAGI), Unicode Consortium | 2-ii-6 | Existing liaison arrangements, individual Member States, individual experts | Explore more formal arrangement with IGU (as requested) by 2023 | Chair (for ISO, OGC), Catherine Cheetham (for UNICODE) (Evelyn Wandl-Vogt) and others to contribute)
| Pier-Giorgio Zaccheddu | Liaison with members of the relevant groups including the soliciting of information from UNGEGN members on their interaction with these bodies as it relates to geo names data management | Report or update through WG or directly to plenary session | +++ To be compiled +++ | to be started |
Review the current versions of UNGEGN publications, establish a plan to revise or add to them, and implement it | 3-ii-2 | Bureau, WG P&F, WG RS, WG GNDM, WG TT, WG CN | Review and plan in 2021; if needed, draft, edit and publish by 2023 | Chair and others | Peder Gammeltoft | To be assigned by the Bureau | To be assigned by the Bureau | tbd | to be started |
Cooperate with academia, so that geographical name datasets collected (by academics, for example, historical or linguistic variants) are geo-referenced and linked to standardized datasets | 4-ii-9 | WG GNCH, WG GNDM | Academic datasets: 2025 and ongoing | Chair and others | Kristina Kwiatkowski | +++ to be compiled +++ | +++ To be compiled +++ | +++ To be compiled +++ | to be started |
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