On 26/12/2010 17:53, David Groom wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave F." <dave...@madasafish.com>
To: <talk-GB@openstreetmap.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 1:42 PM
Subject: [Talk-GB] Street name disagreement - whose right or wrong?
Hi
I have a street in my area whose name is being contest by another
mapper. To prevent it reducing to a tit-for-tat retaliations I'd
thought it best to get it adjudicated here.
I think it's X because it signed on the ground & in OS Locator as such.
He thinks it's Y because "Royal Mail PAF and Land Registry say Y"
AFAIK the PAF isn't publicly accessible so can't be verified (maybe
he's a postman?).
I didn't know that the Land Registry had such information.
I've contacted him asking for verification.
Are OSM allowed to use data from these organizations?
Who do you think is correct?
Any other information or comments welcome?
Thanks to all who replied.
I should have pointed out that the disagreement is more than an
apostrophe or two. He thinks it has the same name as an adjoining road,
even though it is clear signed with a different name; which is something
that he concurs with.
Can you ask any long term residents of the street? Simply because a
roadsign says it's a certain name doesn't necesraily mean its right.
A good point. Unfortunately I don't live that close & hanging around
waiting for a local resident to appear just attracts unwanted attention
(not to mention the cold weather ;-) )
I've yet to receive a reply but I will forward this thread onto to him
hoping he will see the error of his ways.
Cheers
Dave F.
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