3. Working Group on Toponymic Terminology

Convenor

Mr. Trent Palmer (United States), E-mail: trent.c.palmer@nga.mil

Work programme

A revised glossary of toponymic terminology was published in 2002. Updates were approved in 2007. Since then the focus of the working group has turned to the development of a terminology database. Additionally, the periodic review and update of the existing glossary continues, in accordance with resolution VIII/3 (2002).

Publication

The United Nations published the Glossary of Terms for the Standardization of Geographical Names in 2002. The revised Glossary consists of six language versions (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) combined in one volume with appropriate cross-referencing.

The Glossary can be purchased as a United Nations Publication (Sales No. M.01.XVII.7). Also the text can be accessed as a .pdf document on the UNGEGN website (https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/pdf/Glossary_of_terms_revised.pdf)

Working group meetings

The working group most recently met during the Eleventh Conference (2017). The working group may look for an opportunity to hold a virtual meeting in the near future.

Reports of the Working Group

• E/CONF.105/60/CRP.60 of the Eleventh Conference, 2017;
• W.P.44 of the 28th UNGEGN SESSION, 2014;
• E/CONF.101/137 of the Tenth Conference, 2012;
• W.P. 80 of the 26th Session of UNGEGN, 2011;
• UNGEGN Information Bulletin 39, Fall 2010;
• W.P. 57, of the 25th UNGEGN Session, 2009;
• UNGEGN Information Bulletin 35, August 2008;
• E/CONF.98/CRP.68 of the Ninth Conference, 2007;
• W.P.1 of the 24th UNGEGN Session, 2007;
• UNGEGN Information Bulletin 33, March 2007;
• UNGEGN Information Bulletin 32, September 2006;
• W.P.7 of the 23rd UNGEGN Session, 2006;
• UNGEGN Information Bulletin 28, July 2004;
• UNGEGN Information Bulletin 26, March 2003;
• E/CONF.94/CRP.86 of the Eighth Conference, 2002;
• WP.4 of the 21st UNGEGN, 2002;
• UNGEGN Newsletter 23, July 2000;