Co-ordinating Place Names in Australasia
The Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) was formed in 1984 to provide a coordinating role in Australian place naming activities. CGNA was established within ICSM in 1993 with the support of what is now the Geospatial and Earth Monitoring Division of Geoscience Australia.
Representation on CGNA comes from the Australian State / Territory Geographical Names Boards, New Zealand and other individuals with an interest on nomenclature.
CGNA goals include:
· Raising community awareness of place names
· Developing and delivering an educational program to promote the significance of place names in the community
· Developing and promoting guidelines for place naming in Australia and New Zealand
· Encouraging users to adopt correct names in map production and spatial databases
· Promoting the consistent and accurate use of place names
This paper will look at the strategies CGNA have implemented to meet these goals.