On Sun, 9 May 2010 18:59:25 +1000, Ross Scanlon wrote: >7. Abbreviations
>- Abbreviations in street names are a no no. Read the wiki page at >http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:name, DON"T do it. At the moment in >the Bunbury area alone there are 380+ abreviated street names (according to josm validator). I actually would like to discuss this a bit further. Street signs in Brisbane regularly have the street type abbreviated (ST, RD, MWY, ART) and I think it is better to record the "in the field" name as such. Even with accurate capitalisation. Think tourists who aren't familiar with the way we do things around here. Brendan
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