[OSM-dev] Namefinder - what to do

[Tom Hughes]

In message <fn59u3$a3m$1 at ger.gmane.org>
          Gervase Markham <gerv-gmane at gerv.net> wrote:

> 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.

The author of NameFinder is working on resolving the current performance
problems I believe, but yes, Nick's work may give us an alternate search
mechanism to hook into on the site.

Tom

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