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<FONT FACE="MS Shell Dlg" DEFAULT="FACE"><FONT SIZE="1" POINTSIZE="8" DEFAULT="SIZE">On Thu, 20 May 2010 11:05:00 +1000, John Smith wrote:<BR>
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>On 20 May 2010 11:01, Brendan Morley <<FONT COLOR=0000ff><U>morb.gis@beagle.com.au<FONT COLOR=000000 DEFAULT="COLOR"></U>> wrote:<BR>
>> Brisbane regularly have the street type abbreviated (ST, RD, MWY, ART) and I<BR>
>> think it is better to record the "in the field" name as such. Even with<BR>
>> accurate capitalisation.<BR>
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>> Think tourists who aren't familiar with the way we do things around here.<BR>
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>You are confusing use with recording, if you record the actual street<BR>
>type, software can then convert both the searches and the output to<BR>
>show what people expect, some street types have multiple abbreviations<BR>
>and would be even more difficult to search.<BR>
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Yes, I would be *recording* what I *saw* in the field.<BR>
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Is there even an official interpretation table in the Queensland jurisdiction? Even survey plans never seem to declare the road type in full.<BR>
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Brendan<BR>
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