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.

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Bulletin - Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA)
Published
2025-03-13
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https://doi.org/10.15353/acmla.n175.6386
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Geographic Information Systems Studies
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Place Name Change and GIS

Karen Jensen
Bulletin - Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA)
Geographic Information Systems Studies
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Place Name Change and GIS

Karen Jensen
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Abstract

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.

Bulletin - Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA)(175)
Concordia University (CA)
Openalex Percentile: Top 95%
Geographic Information Systems Studies
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