<p style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Dear All,<br /><br />Scope section of the TOR may include the following reference material to identify a Geographic Name/indicator</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">a) A nation’s cartographic programme (e.g.For India its , Survey of India) is likely the most significant user and already invested a lot in determing geographic names/indicator,name of a country/region.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 14.2pt; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">b) To identify a geographic name in addition to the Geographical denominations in “section 2.2.1.4.1 in the AGB 2012 which also provides for a definition of what was considered “country & territory names”. i.e. both long-form and short-form along with subdivisions, names listed in ISO 3166-1” , following items should also be considered.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 2cm; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"> i. </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Complete set of official topographic maps that cover the country at the largest scale available;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 2cm; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"> ii. </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Complete sets of all other official maps and charts that cover all, or parts, of the country;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 2cm; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"> iii. </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">A collection of local and commercial maps (road, railroad, agricultural);</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 2cm; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"> iv. </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Old, out-of-date and/or historical maps and charts;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 2cm; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"> v. </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Special books and other publications that contain lists of geographical names (postal guides, shipping guides, national and local gazetteers, railroad and bus timetables);</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 2cm; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"> vi. </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">National, regional and commercial atlases and national encyclopedias;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 2cm; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"> vii. </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Books on national or local geography, geology and history;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 2cm; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"> viii. </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Books on geographical names and general toponymy;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 2cm; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"> ix. </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Books and other kinds of publications that deal with various languages used in the country;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 2cm; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"> x. </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Census data, in, for example, statistical yearbooks;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 2cm; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"> xi. </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Other yearbooks and special publications, such as mountaineering guides, that are based on the use of geographical names for reference purposes.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 1cm; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">c) If the reference material that is not easily accessible in paper form can be located through the Internet. However, the quality of the sources of information consulted must be carefully considered.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 1cm; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">d) It is also to be noted that names of cultural and economic significance which are also geographic names or indicators,should also be considered in such a way that they appropriately reflect the culture and heritage of a region and country.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 1cm; padding:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">e) Geographical Names as TLD (Top level domain), are sensitive to a Nation and country, should not be delegated without the approval of the respective Governments or public authority.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /> </p>Thanks,<br />Harish Chowdhary,<br /><strong>ISOC IETF FELLOW<br />inSIG 2017 FELLOW</strong><br /><a href="http://nixi.in">www.nixi.in</a> | <a href="http://indiaig.in">www.indiaig.in</a><br /> <br><br>
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