SBC
SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE CARTOGRAFIA
GEODÉSIA, FOTOGRAMETRIA E SENSORIAMENTO REMOTO
Decreto nº 88.747, de 26/09/1983 de Utilidade Pública Federal
Av. Presidente Wilson, 210 – 7º andar
CEP: 20030-021 – Rio de Janeiro – RJ
Telefone: + 55 21 2532-2786
e-mail:[email protected]
www.cartografia.org.br
COMMISSION PROPOSITION TO THE 16th GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
INTERNATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION - ICA
The BRAZILIAN SOCIETY OF CARTOGRAPHY – SBC, National Representative of Brazil, proposes
to the 16th General Assembly of the International Cartographic Association to create a new Commission
on Toponymy, continuing the Working Group on Toponymy, operating since 2011, jointly with IGU
Commission on Toponymy.
The Terms of Reference of this new Commission will be almost the same of the Working Group on
Toponymy are as follows:
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to foster geographic/cartographic research in the field of place names, especially as regards:
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functions of place names on maps;
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rendering of place names on maps;
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names placement on maps;
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elaborating principles for creating new place names;
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place names as expression of time – or space-related identity;
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place name/feature relations;
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motives for place naming;
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place names and administration;
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place names and transportation;
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place names in the cyber world;
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social dimensions of place names;
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elaborating principles for solving place-name conflicts;
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to disseminate the scientific knowledge on processing and use of place names within geography
and cartography;
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to verify the use of others sciences' toponymy concepts, such as anthropology, linguistic and
others, in favor of cartography and geography;
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to support the establishment of national and regional boards on geographical names.
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to support the efforts of international standardization of geographical names, such as undertaken
by UNGEGN);
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to maintain contacts and scientific exchange with UNGEGN and ICOS, such as by organizing
joint events;
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to support and encourage the elaboration and publication of gazetteers, toponymic data files and
place-names reference systems (such as EuroGeoNames);
Filiada a:
-ISPRS – INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PROTOGRAMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING
- ICA – INTERNATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION
- FIG – INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SURVEYORS
SBC
SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE CARTOGRAFIA
GEODÉSIA, FOTOGRAMETRIA E SENSORIAMENTO REMOTO
Decreto nº 88.747, de 26/09/1983 de Utilidade Pública Federal
Av. Presidente Wilson, 210 – 7º andar
CEP: 20030-021 – Rio de Janeiro – RJ
Telefone: + 55 21 2532-2786
e-mail:[email protected]
www.cartografia.org.br
This proposition takes into consideration the success of the Joint IGU/ICA Commission/Working
Group on Toponymy, described in several reports of its activities since 2011, showing a very high
demand of papers in this specific subject.
In this way, the Brazilian Society of Cartography – SBC, nominates for Commission Chair of the
Commission on Toponymy Professor Doctor Paulo Márcio Leal de Menezes, from the Federal
University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who’s Resumed Curriculum Vitae is attached to
this document.
Rio de Janeiro, 10th March, 2015
Engo Paulo César Teixeira Trino
President of SBC
Filiada a:
-ISPRS – INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PROTOGRAMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING
- ICA – INTERNATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION
- FIG – INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SURVEYORS
RESUMED CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Paulo Márcio Leal de Menezes
Birth date: 07/ 23/ 1948 Nativeness: Rio de Janeiro, RJ Nationality: Brazilian
Position: Geodesy and Topography Engineer
Academical Professor
Retired Colonel of Brazilian Army Engineers Corps
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
Doctor in Sciences in Geography - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - 2000
Master Of Science in Computational Systems - Automated Cartography - Military Institute of Engineering - 1987
Topography and Geodesy Engineer - Military Institute of Engineering - 1977
Official of Engineer Corps - Military Academy of Agulhas Negras - 1969
PUBLISHED PAPERS
168 (one hundred sixty eight) papers published in Congress, Seminars and several participations.
23 (twenty three) Papers published in Specialized Journals
PUBLISHED BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
Menezes, PML and Fernandes, MC, Roteiro de Cartografia, Oficina de Textos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 2013
Menezes, PML, The General Map of Brazil, in History of Cartography, Springer Verlag Heidelberg, Germany, 2013
Menezes, PML, Vieira, CL, Freitas, ASF, Toponymy of the political-administrative evolution of the Rio de Janeiro
State – Brazil, in Toponyms in Cartography, Verla Dr Kovac, Hamburg, 2013
Menezes, PML, Atlas Geográficos na Sala de Aula, in Para Ensinar e Aprender Cartografia, Ed Vitória, Uberaba,
2011
Menezes, PML, Cartography of the Brazilian Empire, in History of Cartography, Springer Verlag Heidelberg,
Germany, 2011
DIDACTIC ACTIVITIES
- Professor of the Production Center of State University of Rio de Janeiro - 1977
- Professor in Commission of the Military Institute of Engineering: Undergraduation in Cartographic Engineering:
from 1980 to 1993; Undergraduation in Engineering of Computation: from 1987 to 1989; Graduation in
Cartographic Enginneering: 1987 to 1993 and 1996 up to 2000.
- Assistant Professor of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro: undergraduation in Geography: 1994 to 2000;
- Senior Professor of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro: undergraduation and graduation in Geography
- Head of Cartography Laboratory of Geography Department - UFRJ
- Advisor of 12 (twelve) doctorate theses; 34 (thirty four) master's degree theses; 62 (sixty two) works of graduation
and 145 (one hundred forty five) scientific initiation research projects.
RESEARCH LINES
Digital Cartography; GIS; Historical Cartography; Multimidia and WEB Cartography; Thematic Cartography;
Toponymy and place names.
PARTICIPATION IN CONGRESS, SEMINARS
- Participation in 74 (seventy four) events
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
- Engineer – Geographical Army Service
Military institute of Engineering
Head of undergraduation course of Cartographic Engineering – 1987-1989;
Coordinator of post-graduation course Automated Cartography – 1989-1992;
Coordinator of graduation course of Computational Systems – 1992-1994.
Commissioned Professor 1980-1994.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Head of the Laboratory of Cartography – 1994 - current days;
Head of the Laboratory of Computer science – 1996-1998;
Coordinator of graduation Course of Geography – 2001-2003;
Head of Geography Department – 2004-2007;
Assistant Professor – 1994-2001;
Senior Professor- 2001- 2014;
Associated Professor – 2014 - current days
Adjunct Post-graduation Director of Geoscience Institute - UFRJ– 2011-now
- Brazilian Society of Cartography
President of the Technical Commission of Geographical Information Systems; Member of the Deliberative Council;
Vice-president for technical-scientific affairs; Executive Vice President; Vice President for International affairs.
- International Cartographic Association
Chair of IGU/ICA Joint Commission/WG on Toponymy – 2011- current days;
Vice President – 2011- current days;
PRIZES AND DISTINCTIONS
- Military medal of Silver (Brazilian Armed Forces);
- Medal of the Pacifier (Brazilian Army);
- Medal of the Cartographic Merit (Brazilian Society of Cartography) – Grand Officer;
- Medal of Brazilian Aeronautical Merit – Commander;
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