Peder Gammeltoft

Danish place-name researcher, into digitisation of onomastic data and sourses. Works at University of Bergen in Norway.

[Peder Gammeltoft @DigitalOnomast]

@cassidycroci Congratulations, @cassidycroci - well done!

[Brian Ó Raghallaigh @oraghalb]

Delighted to announce our new website https://t.co/TkqUOIpPLZ. The Decoding Hidden Heritages project brings together over 5,500 folktales from manuscript and printed sources. It really is a treasure trove of stories in Gàidhlig, Irish and English. @HumanitiesDCU @FiontarGaeilge

[Iona Namescape @IonaNamescape]

@murrayJamescoo1 @SNSBI_official @StirUni @DigitalOnomast @UofGCSCS @INS_UHI @NorthAges @placenamesni @ICOSnews @CelticGaelic Final programme to come soon, but here's some more info on the speakers:

[Peder Gammeltoft @DigitalOnomast]

The Norwegian digital tradition archive Samla is launched. Samla is a Research Council funded research infrastructure at housed at @UiB_UB - a great day for @UiB. We're having a great Samla international seminar today.

[UNGEGN @UNSD_GEGN]

UNGEGN was pleased to contribute to the Forum on Integrated Geospatial Information Management: Strengthening Our Global Geospatial Information Community at #unggim. Great that the #geospatial community recognises the importance of #geonames 🌍

[Peder Gammeltoft @DigitalOnomast]

@KristerVasshus @HakonBlystad Perhaps they learnt as they settled abroad. There are several Aptot (= OSc. Abildtoft) and Prétot (= OSc. Peretoft) place-names of Scandinavian origin in Normandy. And the word pere is hardly anything but a loanword in Scandinavian.

[Peder Gammeltoft @DigitalOnomast]

Just presented at the SNSBI Conference in Dublin. Grand crowd and interesting questions asked @DCU @SNSBI_official

[Peder Gammeltoft @DigitalOnomast]

Place names workshop at @DCU on tree names on today - very appropriately we started with tour of the Botanic Gardens @DCU @NBGGlasnevinOPW @logainm_ie

[UNGEGN @UNSD_GEGN]

UNGEGN's Chair today delivered a video statement at ECOSOC Coordination Segment. This is the link on UN webtv at time stamp -01:46:50 https://t.co/7Ns811oXXV

[Peder Gammeltoft @DigitalOnomast]

I've had a great week here in Dublin at first at the Placenames Branch and the last few days at @DCU. Thank you for a productive and thought-provoking week, friends! My head is buzzing with new ideas!
See you soon again @oraghalb @unaeb
@lexiconista and all!

[Mícheál Johnny @MOMeachair]

Tá Peder Gammeltoft (@DigitalOnomast) chugainn as @UiB le cur i láthair a thabhairt ag cruinniú de Choiste Comhairliúcháin an tionscadail @corpas_ie.
Tá sé ag caint linn faoi theangacha na hIorua, na caighdeáin oifigiúla atá acu (péire don scríobh), agus na corpais freisin! 🙏

[UNGEGN @UNSD_GEGN]

Happy GIS day to all our UNGEGN friends #geonames

[Peder Gammeltoft @DigitalOnomast]

It was great to meet colleagues in Kautokeino
@UNSD_GEGN @Samediggi

[UNGEGN @UNSD_GEGN]

UNGEGN experts at the Coordination Meeting say hello from Kautokeino. The discussion shows that geographical names standardization matters and works when we work together. 

@Samediggi @Kartverket @sprakradet @UNSD_GEGN

[Peder Gammeltoft @DigitalOnomast]

They do innovative stuff here at the Sámi allaskuvla/Sámi University of Applied Sciences.
When teaching geographical names, the students design course materials and games. We can all learn from this!
@samiallaskuvla @Samediggi @kartverket @sprakradet @UiB_UB @UNSD_GEGN

[UNGEGN @UNSD_GEGN]

Gamifying geographical names! The Coordination Meeting covers many diverse subjects, also teaching. UNGEGN expert Maria Louise Sara developed this excellent game as part of her course in geographical names.

@Samediggi @Kartverket @sprakradet

[Peder Gammeltoft @DigitalOnomast]

33rd meeting - the coordination meeting has been active since 1991

@Samediggi @kartverket @sprakradet
@UNSD_GEGN

[UNGEGN @UNSD_GEGN]

Geographical names standardization in Norway. The Coordination Meeting between the Norwegian Mapping Agency, Sami Parliament and the Norwegian Language Council taking place in Kautokeino 17-19 October 

@samediggi @sprakradet @kartverket

[Peder Gammeltoft @DigitalOnomast]

@CVidebech speaking on early mediaeval graffiti here at Dyvekes kjeller #middelalderuken2023 #middelalderklyngen

[Peder Gammeltoft @DigitalOnomast]

The national Norwegian portal for technical terminology, Termportalen is launching today. It's been some intensive last few years - but well worth it!
@termportalen @språksamlingane @UiB @sprakradet

[Peder Gammeltoft @DigitalOnomast]

International Training Course on Toponymy was a success! @UNSD_GEGN @infogeospasial https://t.co/mPqbS5fZXp

Thank you for a great week with you all!

[Sumerian and Hittite Language (Hasan Türk) @SumerianHittite]

57 DIFFERENT SCRIPTS DESCENDED FROM EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHS

https://t.co/f1hsNjGaAF

[Peder Gammeltoft @DigitalOnomast]

We're go! @UNSD_GEGN International Training on Toponymy opened by Muh Aris Marfai

[Peder Gammeltoft @DigitalOnomast]

International Training on Toponymy in Bali is about to begin. Exciting! @UNSD_GEGN #Bali