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Status of Geographic Name Management and Future Strategies in Korea

  • Journal of the Korean Cartographic Association
  • Abbr : JKCA
  • 2011, 11(3), pp.27-34
  • Publisher : The Korean Cartographic Association
  • Research Area : Social Science > Geography > Geography in general > Cartography

Kyeong Park 1 Eunmi Chang 2

1성신여자대학교
2(주)지인컨설팅

Candidate

ABSTRACT

The geographical names are getting important, but the management agencies in Korean government are separated into NGII and KHOA. Errors and inappropriate expressions of geographic names are spreading out in the internet. Current status of internet maps including geographic names is reviewed and the main sources of errors are found. The roles for the management of geographical names in each organization are suggested. The strategies to fixing errors in geographical names are suggested with the list of action plans.

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