S05: Field collection systems
 
 

6. Preliminary study of the area

 

  • Study the written instructions for surveyors meant to collect names (see Chapter VIII in the UNGEGN manual)
  • Know what name categories should be collected (+ definitions of those categories)

  • Know what sources have to be consulted

  • Produce a final name model or name sheet, with correct font sizes indicated

  • Instruct on the way the names have to be rendered on the name model

  • Use rules for hyphenating names, abbreviations

  • Sometimes, height data have to be included on maps

 

 
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