• To follow up submissions or names problems

• forms submitted to local offices, individuals

See the names form of the United States of America on chapter 16 of Module 5 on Field collection systems.

• phone calls for information
• local visit, if close by

Sources (5): Field investigation

• Ideal method to obtain information on local use
• Considered in detail elsewhere in course
• Reveals names conflicts
• Can be expensive operation, so make it as effective as possible
• Pre-field preparations are very important
• Follow-up organizing results and preparing the names for the geographical names board

Names are checked against:

• Official spelling rules or orthography
• Existence of alternative forms (allonyms) or inconsistencies
• Suitability of the added generic elements
• Existence of homonyms (duplicate forms)
• Derogatory or offensive elements
• Name Length
• Other social/political or cultural concerns/ compatibility with other established policies
• Existing spelling of names with the same roots (in order to have a consistent spelling)

The same name element should be spelled the same