On 28/07/2011 09:33, Nathan Edgars II wrote:
So what's the correct name of the bridge? Does the highway department set
the standard, and so both saints are abbreviated? Or do we go with what the
cities call themselves and use Saint Paul-East St. Paul Bridge?
I wonder what the process is to decide the name of a new road. Looking
at it from this angle might clarify where the "official name" is
registered. If some contractor misspells the name on a sign, or is asked
to abbreviate certain words, that won't change the official name.
It sounds like there are three types of street name:
1) Official, as decided by the Powers That Be
2) Signed, as displayed on the signs
3) Colloquial, as people habitually use
So which one do we put in "name=*", and what do we do with the others?
I suggest putting 2) in "name=" as it is a) most useful and b) most
easily verifiable "on the ground". For 1) we can use "official_name" and
for 3) we can use "alt_name" or "loc_name" (all in the wiki at [1]).
Then the renderers (and other consumers of OSM data) can choose cleanly
which name to use.
Colin
[1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:name
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