[Talk-us] OpenStreetMap Mapping Party in Boston: June 18th

[David Zwarg]

*Come Join Us!*

We're mapping the Four Points Channel area near Downtown Boston on Saturday,
June 18th. We'll introduce OpenStreetMap to newbies, and get out to do some
mapping of the neighborhood. Hope to see you there!


*Event details:*
June 18th, 2011

Introduction to OSM at 12pm:
Bocoup Loft
355 Congress Street
Boston, MA (map)

Mapping the seaport at 1pm - 4pm:
In and around the Four Points channel and the Boston Seaport.

OSM Mapping Tools at 4pm:
Bocoup Loft
355  Congress Street
Boston, MA (map)

RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/Openstreetmap/Boston-MA/105647/
More info: i...@ispatialboston.com,
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Boston/June_2011_mapping_party
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Re: [Talk-us] Categorizing Stores/Restaurants

[dion_dock]

Businesses don't make it easy when they go by multiple names.  Is it IBM or 
International Business Machines?  BMW or Bayerische Motoren Werke or Bavarian 
Motor Works?  This applies to people too.  Is it Bill Clinton or William 
Clinton?  One is technically correct but no one uses it.

I'm sure you'll find similar issues with punctuation.  IBM or I.B.M.?  
Starbucks Coffee?

In your example of QFC, I'd tag it name=QFC and maybe throw in an 
alternate_name= or note=.

-Dion

 Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:58:40 -0700
 From: Clifford Snow cliff...@snowandsnow.us
 To: Josh Kraayenbrink j...@kraayenbrink.net,
   talk-us@openstreetmap.org
 Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Categorizing Stores/Restaurants
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 I'm a newbie and I've come across similar problems.  However, maybe
 the
 solution isn't so much in tags, but a need to normalize *if that's the
 right
 word the data.  Your example of Sears is good.  If I populate a store
 with
 Sears, why can't I get a potlatch pull down that gives me all the
 correct
 tags for Sears.  Locally we have a grocery chain, QFC.  OSM has it
 listed as
 QFC, QFC Supermarket, QFC (Quality Food Center). and oddly enought,
 QFC
 Parking.  Since QFC is wholly owned by Kroger, there doesn't seem to
 be a
 official name.  Kroger refers to them as QFC and Quality Food Centers
 (QFC).
  My point is that there is lots of opportunity for interpretation
 when
 entering data.
 
 Is it possible for potlatch to give suggestions to improve the data?

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Re: [Talk-us] Categorizing Stores/Restaurants

[Kristian M Zoerhoff]

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 07:52:15PM +, dion_d...@comcast.net wrote:
 Businesses don't make it easy when they go by multiple names.  Is it IBM 
 or International Business Machines?
 
 I'm sure you'll find similar issues with punctuation.  IBM or I.B.M.?  

Only the New York Times insists on I.B.M. Even we at the company just call 
it IBM. 

 In your example of QFC, I'd tag it name=QFC and maybe throw in an 
 alternate_name= or note=.

That sounds like good advice.

-- 

Kristian Zoerhoff
kristian.zoerh...@gmail.com

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