Ethio Gazetteer

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Ethio Gazetteer

• Prototype Gazetteer Application for Ethiopian
  Mapping Authority
• Developed by ECA
• Presented at 24th Session of UNGEGEN
• Dozie Ezigbalike
• Chief, Geo-information Systems Section, ECA

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• Ethiopian list of place names maintained in Excel
• Desire to migrate to standard database
  environment
• Web based, multi-user, etc

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• Needs flexible search interface, and data
  validation

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• With metadata

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• Generate different reports
• By feature type
• By admin region
• By grid
• Etc.

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• Future functionality mapping

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• Status working prototype being tested by EMA
  requested enhancements being added

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• Future Plans
• Find willing partner to work with
• Develop methodology for data collection and
  maintenance community involvement
• Incorporate various UNGEGN guidelines

• Liaise with UNSD and UNGEGN working group
• Organize training on methodology and tool for
  member States
• Develop standard national databases

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• Future Plans
• Consolidate national databases into a regional
  database as part of the proposed ARSDI and UNSDI

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• Organize a pre-CODIST workshop on geographical
  names
• If database tool is ready, could be a hands-on
  training workshop