Hi Colm, I'd say even 90% of proper names is good enough to be used on OSM. At least during importing we have a document to reference (being that PDF or CSV, doesn't really matter), and if anything, we can reference that in the edit itself as well.
On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 1:34 PM, Colm Moore <colmmoor...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I agree that there are some particular problems with Dublin street names. > > This document: www.dublincity.ie/SiteCollectionDocuments/Sráidainmneacha > Bhaile Atha Cliath.pdf lists Nassau Street = Sráid Nassau. The street sign > lists Nassau Street = Sráid Thobair Phádraig. It is down to over-zealous > linguistic nationalism: > http://www.historyireland.com/volume-13/dublins-street-names/ > > Years ago, I spoke to one of the council officials who deals with street > names and his opinion was the document could be considered 95% correct. > My experience since then would lead me to think 90% would be the > number. I'm not sure that the PDF matches the CSV. > > Colm > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change > the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ie mailing list > Talk-ie@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ie -- Michał "Hołek" Połtyn _______________________________________________ Talk-ie mailing list Talk-ie@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ie
