Strategic Directions

The mission of CGNA is to:

'As the national focus group, to coordinate and communicate the consistent use of geographic place names, to meet community requirements.'

CGNA's Terms of Reference

Without limiting its scope CGNA is to:

1. Create a greater community awareness of geographic names
   
   
2. Develop and deliver an educational program to promote the significance of geographic placenames in the community
   
   
3. Develop national guidelines for geographic place names
   
   
4. Promote national guidelines for geographic place names to each jurisdiction
   
   
5. Promote the use of correct names by Map/Spatial database producers
   
   
6. Produce, maintain and develop the Gazetteer of Australia
   
   
7. Support national initiatives for the community use and protection of geographical names in the .au name space
   
   
8. Support the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) and its initiatives.

CGNA will:

1. Develop and encourage the addition of, a national ASDI compliant Data Model for Geographic place names.
   
   
2. Utilise Internet web sites as a prime mechanism for the (two way) sharing of information about geographic place names.
   
   
3. Develop and deliver an educational program to promote the significance of geographic place names in the community.
   
   
4. Develop and promote the adoption of National standards for the naming of geographic place names.

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