[OSM-dev] Namefinder - what to do

[Gervase Markham]

Nick Black wrote:
> If we create an index on the way_tags k & v column we can directly
> search live data and retain the vast majority of the functionality of
> the namefinder search. 

I realise this is a complaint without an offer of help to fix it, but...

Will this have the effect of speeding up NameFinder? I find it takes on 
average 30 seconds to return results. Given that we don't have 
comprehensive postcode lookup, it's really important that 
www.openstreetmap.org has a box where you can paste an address and have 
the map take you, quickly, to roughly the right place.

Gerv