Creating a database of Russian toponyms of Baltic States

The article considers the issues of creating and using specialized geographical information system database of toponyms which have been renamed in the Baltic states. In addition, the article covers the issues of developing the structure and content of the spatial database of the Baltic states settlements for a detailed study and mapping of changes in their names based on the study of topographic maps of the Baltic States at a scale of 1:1 000 000 (1989) and modern space images.