MAPS (Toponymy)
Synopsis
MAPSTopo© is the family name of our toponymy processing package; it performs transcription between wide range of languages including Arabic. The reverse process is also possible i.e. retrieval of any transripted place name to its native script.
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Last updated: 7/4/2024
MAPS Toponymy
Romanization is a way of reproducing the sound of the words according to the orthography rules of the target language; Please refer to Geographic Names Romanizer for details.
A direct Arabicization of grographical name is straightforward if the input is written in native script, the name's inherent phonemic characteristics are kept through various stages of Arabicization process. This system is based on thorough listing of language phonetic rules that are used to Arabicize place names from 20 different languages, place names can be input in their original script or as romanized version where improvement to Arabicization process is done through pattern matching and other accuracy measurments used for transliteration. Please refer Geographic Names Arabicizer for details.
A reversible name transcription system is not easy to accomplish, the name's inherent orthographic characteristics are totally lost when exported to another language. This is a major challenge for information retrieval systems utilized in CLIR applications. Please refer Retriever for details.
This module is currently being developed. Please refer Geographic Names Transcriber for details..
