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<p>That depends on your definition of "accurate", doesn't it?</p>

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<p>On 2017-08-22 14:15, Dave F wrote:</p>

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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace">But a query to the OSM database isn't interested in what 'locals' misinterpret, it's interested in what OSM returns.<br /> <br /> The ignorance of the person on the street is just one reason why OSM needs to exist & be as accurate as possible.<br /> <br /> DaveF<br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">On 22/08/2017 12:50, Andy Townsend wrote:</span>

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<br /> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">Good luck getting a consistent answer to that :)</span><br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://ma3t.co.uk/euanmills/euanmills/tifd.html">http://ma3t.co.uk/euanmills/euanmills/tifd.html</a></span><br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">Best Regards,</span><br /> <br /> Andy<br /> <br /> (and apologies in advance for anyone upset by small-font profanity in the link)<br /> <br /> _______________________________________________<br /> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">Talk-GB mailing list</span><br /> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="mailto:Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org">Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org</a></span><br /> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb</a></span></blockquote>

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