Hi Dan, Thanks, I hadn't considered that one. Is it okay to use an alt_name tag on a road without an actual proper name?
Adam On 31 May 2017 at 17:09, Dan S <danstowell+...@gmail.com> wrote: > alt_name? > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:alt_name > > 2017-05-31 17:01 GMT+01:00 Adam Snape <adam.c.sn...@gmail.com>: > > Hi, > > > > A new mapper has added a name tag, name=Walton Summit Motorway to a local > > stretch of motorway: http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/4720086 . The > motorway > > is officially unnamed like most motorways but this pretty unusual > stretch is > > known amongst road enthusiasts by the descriptive name "Walton Summit > > Motorway" (see > > https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title= > Walton_Summit_Motorway > > and http://pathetic.org.uk/secretive/walton_summit_motorway/). The new > > mapper isn't the first to have added this name, but it was subsequently > > removed. > > > > Should we tag such unofficial names which do have some level of use in > OSM. > > We do, after all, tag local names. If we are to include it how is best? > The > > main name tag seems wrong, loc_name would seem closest but also probably > > wrong. > > > > Any help appreciated > > > > Adam > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Talk-GB mailing list > > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > > >
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