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S07: Office processing, standardization
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1. Task 1 - Gathering names information
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Identifying and recording written forms
of names
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The purpose is to submit these names to
the names board for possible approval
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These names should be collected in a consistent
way
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This should be done thoroughly and carefully
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The type of approach should be consistent
with resources
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Name sources can be broken down into five
categories:
- Existing
documents
- Government
departments
- Public
- Telephone
surveyes
- Fieldwork
Sources (1): Existing
documents
- When the board first starts:
- it will take names from existing maps
and charts (.... how old?)
- it will use existing paper / card records
- It will us archival and library references
Sources (2): Names from other government
departments
- Integrate names (files) from other government
records
- census, statistics, national park authorities,
postal authorities
- regional governments
- municipal governments
- forest authorities, local
parks, etc.
Sources (3): Submissions of names from
the public
- Proposals for naming features that are
unnamed (on maps)
- Proposals for correction or change to
names on maps
- For these purposes special name formsshould
be created
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