[OSM-dev] Name finder for the main OSM page?

Ulf Lamping ulf.lamping at web.de
Fri Aug 3 11:54:42 BST 2007


Hi!

The name finder at http://www.frankieandshadow.com/osm/ is doing a *much 
better* job to find stuff than what we currently have a the 
http://www.openstreetmap.org/index.html

For example: When I enter Schuckertplatz at OSM I simply get nothing 
useful, but the name finder just points me to the place I was looking for.

I would think having a good engine to find things is an *essential* part 
of an online map and make the OSM map much more useful - so IMHO this is 
really important.

Is there any chance to replace the current "finding engine"?

Regards, ULFL



P.S: My "server stuff" knowledge is pretty limited, so I can only beg to 
persons being able to make it happen :-)




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