On Tue, 2010-08-24 at 01:40 -0400, David ``Smith'' wrote:
Maybe we should use signed_name=* or name:signed=* to store
exactly what's on the sign, preserving abbreviation and prefixes where
present?
I found N. Temple, No Temple, and North Temple on city street signs all
within a few blocks.
I basically agree with Mike
A couple of links for reading relating to this discussion. (Several are
PDF's)
http://www.co.larimer.co.us/streets/rules.htm
http://www.ltg.gov.vi/GIS_2010/usvi_street_naming_project_guidelines.pdf
http://flathead.mt.gov/gis/documents/Conventions.pdf
On Mon, 23 Aug 2010, Dale Puch wrote:
What locals use can be placed in another tag if it differs from the official
name, but should not be the primary name in the database. Local
governmental standars do affect how we try to break up the names, but not
how locals (as in along that street) use
Actually I think it is pretty easy, if tedious. Check with the local
government office. They have tons of information of interest to OSM. It is
a matter of verifying permission to use it, and importing it in some way, or
in this case referencing it.
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Kevin
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:03 PM, Alan Mintz
alan_mintz+...@earthlink.net wrote:
At 2010-08-22 19:28, you wrote:
I wouldn't put too much stock in the fact that directionals on street
signs are often in smaller fonts. The people who are responsible for
such signs are trying to make them useful
Can we agree that prefixes should probably be separated out if they are
hardly ever (I don't want to say never as there are always rare exceptions)
included in the street sign in any form?
Yes. I think that is reasonable.
For other cases I think we really need some locals input in how
All that aside, multiple types of land records for different uses, as well
as existing maps, all agree
Then under the guidelines I suggested, it would seem that this is a
valid case where directionals are not really part of the street name
and are in the data only because of Tiger. The issue I
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Nathan Edgars II nerou...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:03 PM, Alan Mintz
alan_mintz+...@earthlink.net wrote:
At 2010-08-22 19:28, you wrote:
I wouldn't put too much stock in the fact that directionals on street
signs are often in smaller fonts.
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Mike Thompson miketh...@gmail.com wrote:
You have caused me to do some real thinking and digging on this
subject. I think this debate is good, and will lead to better OSM
data in the long run.
If official local government sources use pre-directionals, this is
With the exception of SLC, other places in Utah that use a grid system
and perhaps a few other cities that only a local could identify, I am
opposed to your proposal. In most places I have lived or visited, the
directional is an integral part of the name. I concede that SLC (and
the rest of Utah
On Sun, 22 Aug 2010, Mike Thompson wrote:
With the exception of SLC, other places in Utah that use a grid system
and perhaps a few other cities that only a local could identify, I am
opposed to your proposal.
I specifically said this decision should be made by locals.
In most places I have
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