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and administrative names. For administrative names still not 
completed yet due to the absence of several sub district or 
district in validation process in the province level. 
According to Presidential Regulation Number 112 Year 2006 
about National Team for Geographical Names Standardization 
mentioned that accurate information and data about the 
geographical names should be achieved and realizing the 
national gazetteer so there is a similarity of topographical 
names in Indonesia. 
Tsunami in Aceh and Nias 2004 was the greatest event of 
tsunami that hundreds thousands of people died and also cause 
environmental damage. Earthquake disaster in Yogyakarta and 
Central Java 2006 caused many people died. Eruption of 
Merapi Volcano happened in 2008, earthquake in West 
Sumatra Province year 2009. Then in the year of 2010, flash 
floods occurred in Wasior, earthquake and tsunami in 
Mentawai also the eruption of Merapi Volcano in Central Java 
and Yogyakarta (BNPB, 2011a; BNPB, 201 1b; Kardono et.al, 
2009). Based on several disaster evidences in Indonesia, 
peoples are always looking for geographical names as the first 
key to enter relevant information. Those disasters need 
geospatial information that consistence and accurate, especially 
one of the important things is geographical names (Perdana 
et.al, 2011a; Perdana et.al, 201 1b). 
The accurate and consistent writing in geographical names play 
important roles in the maps and imagery. There is a need to 
build national gazetteer for disaster management and many 
other purposes because it is basic element for communication 
extensively in support social development, economic, 
conservation, and national infrastructure. 
This paper describes the important of geographic names or 
toponym in the middle maps and imagery for disaster 
management applications based on the current condition and 
future need in Indonesia facing disaster. 
1.2 Aims 
The aims of this research are building the same understanding 
on the need of accurate and consistent geographical names as 
part of basic geospatial information for supporting disaster 
management. 
1.3 Study Area 
Study area in this research is Negara Kesatuan Republik 
Indonesia (Figure 1) to depict and understand the current 
condition of toponym and the development of gazetteer 
nationally in term of geospatial information for disaster 
management. Indonesia is a country in South East Asia, located 
in equator line and among the continents of Asia and Australia 
as well as between the Pacific and Indian Ocean. Because it 
lies between two continents and two oceans, he is also known 
as Nusantara (Archipelagic State). 
Indonesia has a lot of natural and disaster features and also has 
many local languages. People gave name of place with their 
local names to help them identify its location that is why we 
need to see in our preparation regarding geographical names to 
supporting geospatial information in disaster management at 
national scale. The uniqueness of natural and artificial 
geographical names as human way in identifying environment 
and makes it important as a reference in communication for 
disaster or regional management (Santoso, 2006a; Santoso, 
2006b; Perdana et.al, 201 la). 
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Figure 1. Study Area (Source: Peta Negara Kesatuan Republik 
Indonesia, © BAKOSURTANAL (2010)) 
2. DATA AND METHOD 
2.1 Preparation 
This research start with literature study that consist of previous 
study, government laws, overview of existing disaster maps 
and geospatial information related to disaster. Such as 
collecting information from BAKOSURTANAL as government 
organization responsible for geospatial information 
coordinating, BNPB as national disaster agency in Indonesia, 
Universities that produced maps related disaster, Non- 
Government Organization (either national or international that 
worked in Indonesia) and local people that faced or victim of 
disaster. 
2.2 Data Acquisition 
Maps and imagery to be compared was accessed from internet 
and also directly from the institution. Topographic base map 
and gazetteer data were acquired from Center for Topographic 
Base Mapping-BAKOSURTANAL as the key on how toponym 
should be processed into gazetteer to provide geospatial data 
for supporting disaster management. For better understanding 
on how toponym was extracted from the field and processed 
into gazetteer to be provided as one of the layers in topographic 
base map or basic geospatial information. 
2.3 Analysis 
This study analysis is based on comparison analysis from 
crowded sources of maps and images which use toponym or 
gazetteer as part of them. The purpose of the analysis is to 
reveal the need of accurate and consistent of toponym. 
3. RESULT AND DISCUSSION 
The result from this study is analysis of several maps and 
website related disaster management. 
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