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United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names

National Names Authorities Toponymic Guidelines for map and other editors

Algeria 20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.78
Australia https://www.icsm.gov.au/sites/default/files/consistent_place_names_principles.pdf
Austria http://ortsnamen.at/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Toponymic_Guidelines_AT_2012_07.pdf
Belgium 25th Session, May 2009, WP.93
Canada 6th Conference, Aug/Sep. 1992, E/CONF.85/L.47 18th Session, August 1996, WP.36 20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.30 20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.30/Corr.
Chile 9th Conference, Aug. 2007, E/CONF.98/61/Add.1
China 6th Conference, Sep. 1992, E/CONF.85/L.1
Croatia 9th Conference, Aug. 2007, E/CONF.98/CRP.74
Cyprus Toponymic Guidelines for Map and Other Editors, Edition 1 (2002)
Czechia 9th Conference, Aug. 2007, E/CONF.98/CRP.47
Denmark 11th Conference, Aug. 2017, E/CONF.105/26/CRP.26
Estonia 10th Conference, Aug. 2012, E/CONF.101/66
Finland http://www.kotus.fi/toponymicguidelines
France 14th Session, May 1989, WP.44 4th Conference, Aug./Sep. 1982, E/CONF.74/L.21
Germany https://www.stagn.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/StAGN_Publikationen/161018_TopR06.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3
Greece 20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.90 20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.90/Corr.
Hungary 11th Conference, Aug. 2017, E/CONF.105/146/CRP.46
Iceland 4th Conference, Aug./Sep. 1982, E/CONF.74/L.15
Iran 20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.41
Ireland 17th Session, Jun. 1994, WP.65
Italy 22nd Session, Apr. 2004, WP.112
Japan 9th Conference, Aug 2007, E/CONF.98/47/Add.1
Madagascar 11th Conference, Aug. 2017, E/CONF.105/164/CRP.164
Malaysia 11th Conference, Aug. 2017, E/CONF.105/109/CRP.109/Annex
Netherlands 11th Conference, Aug. 2017, E/CONF.105/142/CRP.142
Norway https://www.kartverket.no/globalassets/til-lands/stadnamn/toponymic-guidelines-for-map-and-other-editors-norway.pdf
Poland https://www.gov.pl/web/ksng-en/toponymic-guidelines-of-poland
Republic of Korea https://www.ngii.go.kr/other/file_down.do?sq=77254
Romania 17th Session, Jun. 1994, WP.79 15th Session, Nov. 1991, WP.20
Slovakia https://www.skgeodesy.sk/files/sk/slovensky/ugkk/geodezia-kartografia/standardizacia-geografickeho-nazvoslovia/dokumenty-k-cinnosti/TNdotlaAe.pdf
Slovenia https://www.gov.si/assets/organi-v-sestavi/GURS/Dokumenti/Delovna_telesa/KSZI/Publikacije/toponimska_navodila_en.doc
South Africa 29th Session, Apr. 2016, WP.57/17
Spain Spanish version English version
Suriname 9th Session, Feb. 1981, WP.12
Sweden 9th Conference, Aug.. 2007, E/CONF.98/57/Add.1
Switzerland 4th Conference, Aug./Sep. 1982, E/CONF.74/L.67
Thailand 8th Conference, Aug./Sep. 2002, E/CONF.94/INF.50
Turkey 4th Conference, Aug./Sep. 1982, E/CONF.74/L.7
Ukraine https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/Toponymic guidelines PDF/Ukraine/Verstka.pdf
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/toponymic-guidelines/toponymic-guidelines-for-map-and-other-editors-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland
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United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names

National Names Authorities Toponymic Guidelines for map and other editors

Algeria 20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.78

Australia https://www.icsm.gov.au/sites/default/files/consistent_place_names_principles.pdf

Austria http://ortsnamen.at/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Toponymic_Guidelines_AT_2012_07.pdf

Belgium 25th Session, May 2009, WP.93

Canada 6th Conference, Aug/Sep. 1992, E/CONF.85/L.47 18th Session, August 1996, WP.36 20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.30 20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.30/Corr.

Chile 9th Conference, Aug. 2007, E/CONF.98/61/Add.1

China 6th Conference, Sep. 1992, E/CONF.85/L.1

Croatia 9th Conference, Aug. 2007, E/CONF.98/CRP.74

Cyprus Toponymic Guidelines for Map and Other Editors, Edition 1 (2002)

Czechia9th Conference, Aug. 2007, E/CONF.98/CRP.47

Denmark11th Conference, Aug. 2017, E/CONF.105/26/CRP.26

Estonia 10th Conference, Aug. 2012, E/CONF.101/66

Finland http://www.kotus.fi/toponymicguidelines

France 14th Session, May 1989, WP.44 4th Conference, Aug./Sep. 1982, E/CONF.74/L.21

Germany https://www.stagn.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/StAGN_Publikationen/161018_TopR06.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3

Greece 20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.90 20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.90/Corr.

Hungary 11th Conference, Aug. 2017, E/CONF.105/146/CRP.46

Iceland 4th Conference, Aug./Sep. 1982, E/CONF.74/L.15

Iran 20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.41

Ireland 17th Session, Jun. 1994, WP.65

Italy 22nd Session, Apr. 2004, WP.112

Japan 9th Conference, Aug 2007, E/CONF.98/47/Add.1

Madagascar 11th Conference, Aug. 2017, E/CONF.105/164/CRP.164

Malaysia 11th Conference, Aug. 2017, E/CONF.105/109/CRP.109/Annex

Netherlands 11th Conference, Aug. 2017, E/CONF.105/142/CRP.142

Norway https://www.kartverket.no/globalassets/til-lands/stadnamn/toponymic-guidelines-for-map-and-other-editors-norway.pdf

Poland https://www.gov.pl/web/ksng-en/toponymic-guidelines-of-poland

Republic of Korea https://www.ngii.go.kr/other/file_down.do?sq=77254

Romania 17th Session, Jun. 1994, WP.79 15th Session, Nov. 1991, WP.20

Slovakia https://www.skgeodesy.sk/files/sk/slovensky/ugkk/geodezia-kartografia/standardizacia-geografickeho-nazvoslovia/dokumenty-k-cinnosti/TNdotlaAe.pdf

Slovenia https://www.gov.si/assets/organi-v-sestavi/GURS/Dokumenti/Delovna_telesa/KSZI/Publikacije/toponimska_navodila_en.doc

South Africa 29th Session, Apr. 2016, WP.57/17

Spain Spanish version English version

Suriname 9th Session, Feb. 1981, WP.12

Sweden 9th Conference, Aug.. 2007, E/CONF.98/57/Add.1

Switzerland 4th Conference, Aug./Sep. 1982, E/CONF.74/L.67

Thailand 8th Conference, Aug./Sep. 2002, E/CONF.94/INF.50

Turkey 4th Conference, Aug./Sep. 1982, E/CONF.74/L.7

Ukraine https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/Toponymic guidelines PDF/Ukraine/Verstka.pdf

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/toponymic-guidelines/toponymic-guidelines-for-map-and-other-editors-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland

United States of America 14th Session, May 1989, WP.28

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Algeria
20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.78

Australia
https://www.icsm.gov.au/sites/default/files/consistent_place_names_principles.pdf

Austria
http://ortsnamen.at/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Toponymic_Guidelines_AT_2012_07.pdf

Belgium
25th Session, May 2009, WP.93

Canada

6th Conference, Aug/Sep. 1992, E/CONF.85/L.47

18th Session, August 1996, WP.36

20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.30

20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.30/Corr.

Chile
9th Conference, Aug. 2007, E/CONF.98/61/Add.1

China
6th Conference, Sep. 1992, E/CONF.85/L.1

Croatia
9th Conference, Aug. 2007, E/CONF.98/CRP.74

Cyprus
Toponymic Guidelines for Map and Other Editors, Edition 1 (2002)

Czechia
9th Conference, Aug. 2007, E/CONF.98/CRP.47

Denmark
11th Conference, Aug. 2017, E/CONF.105/26/CRP.26

Estonia
10th Conference, Aug. 2012, E/CONF.101/66

Finland
http://www.kotus.fi/toponymicguidelines

France

14th Session, May 1989, WP.44

4th Conference, Aug./Sep. 1982, E/CONF.74/L.21

Germany
https://www.stagn.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/StAGN_Publikationen/161018_TopR06.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3

Greece

20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.90

20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.90/Corr.

Hungary
11th Conference, Aug. 2017, E/CONF.105/146/CRP.46

Iceland
4th Conference, Aug./Sep. 1982, E/CONF.74/L.15

Iran
20th Session, Jan. 2000, WP.41

Ireland
17th Session, Jun. 1994, WP.65

Italy
22nd Session, Apr. 2004, WP.112

Japan
9th Conference, Aug 2007, E/CONF.98/47/Add.1

Madagascar
11th Conference, Aug. 2017, E/CONF.105/164/CRP.164

Malaysia
11th Conference, Aug. 2017, E/CONF.105/109/CRP.109/Annex

Netherlands
11th Conference, Aug. 2017, E/CONF.105/142/CRP.142

Norway
https://www.kartverket.no/globalassets/til-lands/stadnamn/toponymic-guidelines-for-map-and-other-editors-norway.pdf

Poland
https://www.gov.pl/web/ksng-en/toponymic-guidelines-of-poland

Republic of Korea
https://www.ngii.go.kr/other/file_down.do?sq=77254

Romania

17th Session, Jun. 1994, WP.79

15th Session, Nov. 1991, WP.20

Slovakia
https://www.skgeodesy.sk/files/sk/slovensky/ugkk/geodezia-kartografia/standardizacia-geografickeho-nazvoslovia/dokumenty-k-cinnosti/TNdotlaAe.pdf

Slovenia
https://www.gov.si/assets/organi-v-sestavi/GURS/Dokumenti/Delovna_telesa/KSZI/Publikacije/toponimska_navodila_en.doc

South Africa
29th Session, Apr. 2016, WP.57/17

Spain

Spanish version

English version

Suriname
9th Session, Feb. 1981, WP.12

Sweden
9th Conference, Aug.. 2007, E/CONF.98/57/Add.1

Switzerland
4th Conference, Aug./Sep. 1982, E/CONF.74/L.67

Thailand
8th Conference, Aug./Sep. 2002, E/CONF.94/INF.50

Turkey
4th Conference, Aug./Sep. 1982, E/CONF.74/L.7

Ukraine
https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/Toponymic guidelines PDF/Ukraine/Verstka.pdf

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/toponymic-guidelines/toponymic-guidelines-for-map-and-other-editors-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland

United States of America
14th Session, May 1989, WP.28