• Topographers that collect geographical names
• Staff of geographical names branches
• Cartographers that have to select names for their maps
• Map and atlas editors

Course objectives:

• Provide basic knowledge to deal with geographical names
• BSc level

Course structure:

• National framework: Follow names ‘production’ process:
• collection, processing, standardizing, visualization
• International framework: different languages, scripts,conversion
• Institutional aspects: UNGEGN
• Products: gazetteers

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