The DCS NSW Base Map is a great resource but some aspects do not seem to get updated e.g. roads that were once public but are now private may still appear on the map to have former status (e.g. parts of unincorporated area in western NSW), re-named roads may still show old names, waterways show names contrary to those signposted at locations (e.g. in Murray River LGA). As far as I can ascertain, there is no regular process for updating the Base Map and it seems to depend on each particular agency such as the local government body, Roads and Maritime Services, Rural Fire Service or Health Service to instigate changes of details for their assets. It does not always happen.
In the past I have contacted local councils about some conflicting information and always have been given information that the Base Map showed obsolete information. In regard to fire stations, I would think the operators, Fire and Rescue NSW or the Rural Fire Service would be the most authoritative sources regarding names for their facilities. The Base Map is a wonderful resource that I have used extensively but I have learned that if there is contradictory information from another source, especially survey or the operators of the facilities, then the information from the other source should prevail. On Sat, 11 Feb 2023, at 9:58 PM, Warin wrote: > Hi, > > I came across this while separating amenity=fire_station from their > building=*. The object is to map the amenity with all the name, > operator, etc tags on the amenity and leave the building alone. > > The names on the DCS Base Map do not match some of the names on the OSM map. > > For Fire and Rescue NSW the DCS base map has, for example ‘Lane Cove > Fire Station’ while OSM has ‘Fire and Rescue NSW Station 167 Lane Cove > (in the tagging guidelines). The number appears to be a ‘station number’ > – see https://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/station_list/ The names there on the > station list comply with the DCS Base Map … and it is how I would ask > for them at the pub/in the street. I think the number may be best > entered under the tag ‘ref=*’ and the name as per the DCS Base Map. So > I'd like to change the names to comply wit the DCS Base Map. > > Additional notes? > > The name tag is for 'the common name'. > > The long winded name looks to be some 'public service' name for pollies > to use .. > > And we have official_name ... "Useful where there is some elaborate > official name, while a different one is a common name typically used" > > > The quoted text comes from the OSM wiki.. honest. > > ---------------------------------- > > For the Rural Fire Service some names are ‘Nowhere Rural Fire Service’ > where the DCS Base Map would have ‘Nowhere RFB’ (‘Nowhere’ is an example > – don’t have one to hand). I take ‘RFB’ to be an abbreviation of ‘Rural > Fire Brigade’, where as Rural Fire Service is an abbreviation of the > operator. > > I think ‘Nowhere Rural Fire Brigade’ is the correct name. > > Thoughts?? > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > Talk-au@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
