Revealing Geographical Names Transformation in Yogyakarta City, Indonesia through Historical Maps
Ari Cahyono (a*)(b), Bowo Susilo (b), Niken Wirasanti (c), Noorhadi Rahardjo (b)

a) Doctoral Program on Geography, Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
b) Geographic Information Science Department, Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
c) Archaeology Department, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

Abstract

Geographical names of its feature should be unique & standardized, so that they can be distinguished from one object to another. In fact, an object has several geographic names, as well as name transformation. Names transformation coexist in Jogjakarta City as a result of political changes. We aim to reveal geographical names transformation in Jogjakarta City through historical maps. Since geographical names is one of the mandatory elements listed on the map, we utilized multitemporal historical maps to trace geographical names transformation. In this study, we used several maps produced by the Dutch East Indies, U.S. Army Map Service, Geospatial Information Agency of Indonesia, and other institutions. The geographical names observed is limited to those shown on the map. Based on this research, we store the geographic names mentioned in the relevant year in the geodatabase. The results of our research show that several street names have undergone a complete change, for example, Sultansboulevard has now changed into several street name segments (Faridah M. Noto Street, Prau Street Street & Ahmad Jazuli Street). Several administrative names have also changed, either because of the merger or expansion of regions or due to changes in the spelling of the language. The addition of geographic names also occurred due to the expansion of the city of Yogyakarta. We concluded that geographical names and historical maps as a part of cultural heritage. By tracing a multitemporal historical map, we revealed the transformation of geographical names and regions dynamic that occurred in the observed year.

Keywords: Geographical Names- Historical Maps- Yogyakarta- City- Indonesia

Topic: Humanities