Sptember 2008 Estonian place names in national info system Mall Kivisalu Estonia 12th Meeting of the Baltic Division Kaliningrad, 16–18 September 2008

Sptember 2008 Contents Estonian state information system ADS – Support system for maintenance of databases National Place Names Register Estonian National Topographic Database (ENTD)

Sptember 2008

Registers

Sptember 2008 ADS is a support system for maintenance of databases consisting of a central technological solution (ADS administration system) –including interfaces for processing address data and providing address services, and databases processing address data of requirements for –form of addresses, –establishment of geographical addresses, –the chief processors of address data, –the chief processor of the ADS administration system, –address services –the processing of addresses

Sptember 2008 ADS includes the following data place names geographical addresses coordinates of address points the dates of commencement and termination of the validity of the address data information on the status of address objects spatial addresses and others …

Sptember 2008 National Place Names Register Official place names shall be entered in the National Place Names Register The set of data concerning place names in the national cartographic database shall constitute the National Place Names Register General principle: interbase cross-usage of information

Sptember 2008 Exchange of data

Sptember 2008 Estonian National Topographic Database (ENTD) To manage and organize the production of topographic data covering the whole territory of Estonia To provide the society with up-to-date and high-quality data and products To provide state and local government databases with spatial data To implement the directives of European Parliament and of the Council establishing an infrastructure for spatial information in the community

Sptember 2008 ENTD goals Update –Keep data up-to-date –Use different data sources Conformity –Harmonize objects/features –Allow non-topographic themes Cartography –Produce digital topographic data –Derive paper and digital products –Design high quality maps

Sptember 2008 ENTD goals Update –Keep data up-to-date –Use different data sources Conformity –Harmonize objects/features –Allow non-topographic themes Cartography –Produce digital topographic data –Derive paper and digital products –Design high quality maps

Sptember 2008 ENTD architecture

Sptember 2008 Use of official place names in ADS 1 Roads’ name in National Place Names Register and address point x/y

Sptember 2008 Use of official place names in ADS 2 Roads’ geometry in ENTD

Sptember 2008 Use of official place names in ADS 3 Cadastral units’ geometry and geographical addresses in Land Cadastre

Sptember 2008 More information Place Names Act The Place Names Board of Estonia Government of the Republic Regulation No. 251 of 20 December 2007 “Address Data System”Government of the Republic Regulation No. 251 of 20 December 2007 “Address Data System” National Place Names Register: Estonian Land Board: Web Map Server:

Sptember 2008 Thank you!