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GENERATION OF A TOPONIMICS GEODATABASE FOR ANDALUSIA IN THE ANDALUSIAN INSTITUTE OF CARTOGRAPHY (SOUTHERN SPAIN). Torrecillas, C.(2); Garrido, Ma T.(1); Risquete, B.(1); (1) Instituto de Cartografía de Andalucia ICA (SPAIN) mariat.garrido@juntadeandalucia.es; begona.risquete.ext@juntadeandalucia.es (2) Departamento de Ingeniería Grafica, University of Seville (SPAIN) torrecillas@us.es Abstract. Generating a place-name database is a difficult task. This communication describes the process used to generate a database for toponimics in Andalusia. The source has been an ARC/INFO GIS cartographic data model with 2,745 cartographic sheets at a 1:10,000 scale. We transformed this information into a place-names database with a few macros and a large number of non-automated processes. Furthermore, the Geographic Information Systems helped us to revise errors and in the final design of the geodatabase. The result is a geodatabase with more than 190,000 geo-referenced entries. These entries are going to be the core of the Andalusian Geographic Nomenclature – the next new ICA project. 1. Precedents: the main databases and toponymic works undertaken by the Andalusian Regional Government’s Ministry of Public Works (Spain). The toponymic actions undertaken by the Andalusian Regional Administration over the last twenty years (1985-2005) have been under the aegis of the Andalusian Regional Government’s Ministry of Public Works (C.O.P.T.) through the different Directorates General that have held mapmaking responsibilities via the Andalusian Cartographical Institute since this latter’s creation in 1993. Table 1 summarises the works undertaken and figure 1 shows the covers of some of the publications in this field. Figure 1: C.O.P.T. Toponymic Publications. Year(s) Work 1985-1990 Creating and publishing the Andalusian Toponymic Inventory (I.T.A.) (1), drawing on 1:50,000, L-series military cartographic sources from the S.G.E., r