Place Name Change and GIS
This article reviews some of the recent literature on how GIS relates to toponymy in general and, more specifically, to changing place names. It reviews articles on Indigenous names and commemorative place names while considering some of the main reasons place names are revised, such as linguistic and political change in a region. It reviews articles describing settler names in North America and considers questions of gender equity in place names.
Authors
- Karen Jensen
Institutions
- Concordia University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bulletin - Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA)
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15353/acmla.n175.6386
- Primary Topic
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00