2. Some benefits of standardization

Social and economic benefits:

• identifying reference points in laws, regulations, tourist information

• making easier government administration; industry and commerce; education and science

• providing a clear, unambiguous reference framework for linking to GIS world

• helping search and rescue, postal and transportation services

 

Technical and cultural benefits:

• history, heritage and oral tradition are benefitted by name standardization by making clear which names refer to which objects