Večkriterijska analiza toponimov Republike Srbije

Multicriteria analysis of Toponyms of the Republic of Serbia

Author(s):

Marko Stojanović, Siniša Drobnjak, Dragan Pamučar, Jasmina M. Jovanović, Dejan Djordjević, Saša Bakrač, Slaviša Tatomirović

Abstract:

Toponyms have great social, economic, historical, and cultural significance for every country, as they represent a vital part of the nation's identity. They provide a basis for the identification and analysis of geographical entities represented on maps. This paper presents research based on a multicriteria analysis of toponyms, aimed at ranking those toponyms that will be displayed on topographic maps of various scales. The research was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, the key criteria and relevant methods for analysis were defined. In the second phase, the toponyms were ranked, and the obtained results were evaluated.To achieve a more objective and realistic ranking of toponyms, two analytical methods were used. First, the OPA method was applied to determine the weight coefficients for each type of toponym. Then, the RAFSI method was used to rank each toponym individually. The research was conducted using data from the GIS system utilized for the creation of topographic maps of the Republic of Serbia.

Keywords:

toponym, geographical name, topographic map, GIS, cartography, database

DOI: 10.15292/geodetski-vestnik.2025.03.328-351

Citation:

Marko Stojanović, Siniša Drobnjak, Dragan Pamučar, Jasmina M. Jovanović, Dejan Djordjević, Saša Bakrač, Slaviša Tatomirović (2025). Večkriterijska analiza toponimov Republike Srbije. | Multicriteria analysis of Toponyms of the Republic of Serbia. Geodetski vestnik, 69 (3), 328-351. DOI: 10.15292/geodetski-vestnik.2025.03.328-351